http://www.mail.com/in-en/organizations/22544-international-monetary-fund.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/organizations/22544-international-monetary-fund.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2093268-glance-europes-key-institutions.html Following the chaotic bailout of Cyprus, top European Union officials are saying it's time to rethink how the region manages its crisis — and who should be involved. Here is a look at the key institutions involved in Europe's economic policymaking: —EUROPEAN UNION An economic and political partnership among 27 European countries. It has a combined populat... Fri, 17 May 2013 18:20:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2093268-glance-europes-key-institutions.html 2013-05-17T18:20:26Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2093224-top-officials-call-to-overhaul-euro-institutions.html BERLIN (AP) — Engineering a financial bailout for Cyprus in March was such a chaotic process that top European officials say it is time to rethink how the region manages its crisis — and who should be involved. Officials say the International Monetary Fund, which has contributed financial expertise and billions in emergency loans, may no longer be needed ... Fri, 17 May 2013 15:32:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2093224-top-officials-call-to-overhaul-euro-institutions.html 2013-05-17T15:32:04Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2079926-egypts-mubarak-talks-1st-time-detention.html CAIRO (AP) — In his first comments to the media since he was detained more than two years ago, Egypt's ousted leader Hosni Mubarak said he is dismayed at the country's state of affairs and particularly the plight of the poor. The 85-year old Mubarak said in remarks published Sunday in Al-Watan newspaper that it is also too early to judge his elected succe... Sun, 12 May 2013 20:46:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2079926-egypts-mubarak-talks-1st-time-detention.html 2013-05-12T20:46:10Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2068088-egypt-appoints-9-ministers-limited-reshuffle.html CAIRO (AP) — Nine new Egyptian ministers joined President Mohammed Morsi's Cabinet on Tuesday, including three members of his Muslim Brotherhood, in a reshuffle that officials said was aimed at addressing the country's financial woes and securing a much-needed international loan. Morsi supporters claim he wants to reach out to other political blocs, yet t... Tue, 07 May 2013 21:40:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2068088-egypt-appoints-9-ministers-limited-reshuffle.html 2013-05-07T21:40:23Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2068090-imfs-lagarde-criticizes-us-spending-cuts.html AMSTERDAM (AP) — International Monetary Fund head Christine Lagarde criticized the U.S. government's budget policies as too tight on Tuesday, in an appearance in Amsterdam that was interrupted by student protestors. Lagarde said the U.S. government's debt reduction plans are too abrupt, including the $85 billion in federal budget cuts known as the sequest... Tue, 07 May 2013 16:24:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2068090-imfs-lagarde-criticizes-us-spending-cuts.html 2013-05-07T16:24:17Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2067122-imf-report-praises-greece-calls-reforms.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A report released Monday by the International Monetary Fund praises Greece for its efforts to reduce big deficits and improve its competitiveness, but warns that more structural reforms, including better tax collection, and actual public sector layoffs instead of attrition, are necessary to help the heavily indebted country overcome a deep recession. ... Mon, 06 May 2013 22:36:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2067122-imf-report-praises-greece-calls-reforms.html 2013-05-06T22:36:54Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2046060-draining-cash-egypt-30-billion-search-aid.html CAIRO (AP) — During a meeting in a Black Sea resort city, Egypt's president and members of his government turned to Russian President Vladimir Putin and asked for a sizable loan, according to a Putin aide. Egypt's Mohammed Morsi appealed to Moscow and Cairo's past ties, recalling how the former Soviet Union stepped in to finance the building of the Aswan ... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:03:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2046060-draining-cash-egypt-30-billion-search-aid.html 2013-04-26T15:03:22Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2034868-world-finance-leaders-growth-weak.html WASHINGTON (AP) — While world finance leaders say the global economy has improved slightly this year, they said the outlook for the future was uneven with growth and job creation still too weak. The policy-setting committee for the 188-nation International Monetary Fund said governments need to act decisively to nurture a lasting recovery and restore the ... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 15:56:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2034868-world-finance-leaders-growth-weak.html 2013-04-21T15:56:51Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2033360-world-finance-leaders-issue-sober-assessment.html WASHINGTON (AP) — World finance leaders issued a somber assessment on Saturday of the global economy, saying the recovery remains uneven with growth and jobs in short supply. The steering committee for the 188-nation International Monetary Fund issued a final communique that called for decisive action to bolster growth. However, the major economies remain... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 22:36:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2033360-world-finance-leaders-issue-sober-assessment.html 2013-04-20T22:36:38Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2033230-egypts-morsi-to-reshuffle-cabinet-amid-turmoil.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi defended his handling of some of the nation's most pressing problems in a nearly two-hour television interview on Saturday, and pledged to appoint new Cabinet ministers in a move that could ease the country's deep political polarization. Reshuffling the Cabinet has been a key demand of the nation's largely lib... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 22:28:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2033230-egypts-morsi-to-reshuffle-cabinet-amid-turmoil.html 2013-04-20T22:28:16Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2024826-oil-falls-to-87-barrel-growth-concerns.html The price of crude oil dropped to near $87 a barrel Wednesday amid concerns over the outlook for global economic growth. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark oil for May delivery was down $1.51 to $87.21 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose 1 cent on Tuesday. Crude has fallen sharply over the past week, ... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:33:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2024826-oil-falls-to-87-barrel-growth-concerns.html 2013-04-17T12:33:12Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2025250-france-imf-slashing-growth-forecasts.html PARIS (AP) — The French government has finally bowed to reality, lowering its official economic growth projections and acknowledging that its deficit won't fall as quickly as promised. But its outlook is still rosier than other independent forecasts. In a report Wednesday, the government said growth will be just 0.1 percent this year and 1.2 percent next ... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:58:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2025250-france-imf-slashing-growth-forecasts.html 2013-04-17T11:58:39Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2025200-spain-plays-imf-negative-forecast.html MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has brushed off dismal economic predictions from the International Monetary Fund that the country's economy will continue shrinking in 2013. Rajoy said Wednesday reforms to be presented April 26 will "make the economy more flexible, more competitive and will turn those predictions around." The IMF this we... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:22:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2025200-spain-plays-imf-negative-forecast.html 2013-04-17T10:22:08Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2019862-greece-seals-deal-with-debt-inspectors.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece cleared an important hurdle in its drive to receive its next batch of bailout loans from its international creditors Monday. But even though the deal was secured without the global market tensions that have marked earlier rescue talks, the economic reforms agreed involve firing thousands of civil service workers. The review by... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:20:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2019862-greece-seals-deal-with-debt-inspectors.html 2013-04-15T18:20:19Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2007794-hundreds-romanian-workers-protest.html BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Hundreds of workers have protested outside government offices in Bucharest to demand public funds to help rescue their ailing petrochemical plant in central Romania. "We want to work, not to beg," 700 of the Oltchim plant workers shouted during their protest in the capital on Tuesday. "Down with (Prime Minister Victor) Ponta!" Tr... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:37:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2007794-hundreds-romanian-workers-protest.html 2013-04-09T11:37:50Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2003302-financial-hub-luxembourg-under-increased-scrutiny.html BRUSSELS (AP) — As the European Union's wealthiest country, Luxembourg could have been forgiven for thinking that it would never find itself on the bloc's financial risk list. With just half a million people living on a tiny patch of lush land nestled between Belgium, France and Germany, Luxembourg is as tranquil as a buzzing financial center gets. Still,... Sun, 07 Apr 2013 09:46:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2003302-financial-hub-luxembourg-under-increased-scrutiny.html 2013-04-07T09:46:02Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/1994990-imf-agrees-to-cypriot-bailout.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The International Monetary Fund said Wednesday it will contribute 1 billion euros to an overall financial rescue package of 10 billion euros ($12.8 billion) for Cyprus. The IMF's managing director Christine Lagarde said the contribution would be made via a three-year loan that's expected to be cleared by the fund's executive board i... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:14:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/1994990-imf-agrees-to-cypriot-bailout.html 2013-04-03T18:14:26Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/1976170-cyprus-secures-bailout-avoids-bankruptcy.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Cyprus secured a 10 billion euro ($13 billion) package of rescue loans in tense, last-ditch negotiations early Monday, saving the country from a banking system collapse and bankruptcy that could have destabilized the entire euro area. "We've put an end to the uncertainty that has affected Cyprus and the euro area over the past week," said ... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 04:02:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/1976170-cyprus-secures-bailout-avoids-bankruptcy.html 2013-03-25T04:02:02Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/1972210-cyprus-lawmakers-approve-key-bills-bailout.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Lawmakers in Cyprus approved three key bills Friday that aim to raise enough money to qualify the country for a broader bailout package and help it avoid financial ruin in mere days. A total of nine bills were approved, including a key one on restructuring the country's ailing banks, which lost billions on bad Greek debt; one on res... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 23:32:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/1972210-cyprus-lawmakers-approve-key-bills-bailout.html 2013-03-22T23:32:37Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/1967170-investigators-search-paris-imf-chief.html PARIS (AP) — A lawyer for IMF chief Christine Lagarde says French investigators have searched her Paris home as part of an inquiry into her role in a $400 million arbitration deal in favor of a tycoon. The lawyer, Yves Repiquet (eev ruh-PEE-kay), says Lagarde has nothing to hide and welcomed Wednesday's search as another step in proving her innocence. Lag... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:47:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/1967170-investigators-search-paris-imf-chief.html 2013-03-20T16:47:17Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/1964280-cyprus-limbo-rejecting-bank-seizures-plan.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Lawmakers in Cyprus decisively rejected a plan on Tuesday to seize up to 10 percent of people's bank deposits in order to secure an international bailout and prevent a collapse of the country's banks. The vote leaves the tiny Mediterranean economy in financial limbo, but hundreds of protesters outside Parliament cheered and sang the... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 01:09:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/1964280-cyprus-limbo-rejecting-bank-seizures-plan.html 2013-03-20T01:09:52Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/1959348-cypriots-president-defends-bailout-deal.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus' president said Saturday that the decision to force bank depositors to share the burden of a €10 billion ($13 billion) bailout package from its European partners and the International Monetary Fund was done to save his country from financial ruin. Despite that assurance, nervous depositors rushed to ATM machines in Cyprus on ... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 18:52:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/1959348-cypriots-president-defends-bailout-deal.html 2013-03-16T18:52:48Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/1956686-cyprus-secures-13-bn-bailout-eurozone-imf.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Cash-strapped Cyprus secured a €10 billion ($13 billion) bailout package from its European partners and the International Monetary Fund in a bid to prevent the island nation from entering a bankruptcy that could rekindle the region's debt crisis, officials said early Saturday. In a major departure from established policies, the package for... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 05:13:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/1956686-cyprus-secures-13-bn-bailout-eurozone-imf.html 2013-03-16T05:13:37Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/1957358-imf-europes-banking-sector-fragile.html PARIS (AP) — Europe's banks are still fragile and the European Union has a way to go to make them stable, the International Monetary Fund said Friday in its first assessment of the continent's financial sector. The report said that, despite the progress made by the EU to repair its financial system, several challenges remain: banks are still struggling to... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:18:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/1957358-imf-europes-banking-sector-fragile.html 2013-03-15T16:18:31Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1927926-kerry-us-releasing-millions-aid-to-egypt.html CAIRO (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday rewarded Egypt for President Mohammed Morsi's pledges of political and economic reforms by releasing $250 million in American aid to support the country's "future as a democracy." Yet Kerry also served notice that the Obama administration will keep close watch on how Morsi, who came to power in Jun... Sun, 03 Mar 2013 19:33:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1927926-kerry-us-releasing-millions-aid-to-egypt.html 2013-03-03T19:33:33Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/1924208-hungary-central-bank-chief-nomination.html BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary's prime minister said Friday that he is nominating Economy Minister Gyorgy Matolcsy as the new head of the National Bank of Hungary. Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced the decision on state radio the day before the end of the six-year term of current bank president Andras Simor, with whom the government has had a rocky ... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:49:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/1924208-hungary-central-bank-chief-nomination.html 2013-03-01T14:49:47Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1916192-strauss-kahn-leave-love-life-peace.html PARIS (AP) — Dominique Strauss-Kahn says he's sick of people trying to exploit his private life to make money. The former International Monetary Fund chief filed a lawsuit over a new book by a woman describing a sexual relationship with him last year. Strauss-Kahn met with a Paris judge on Tuesday about the book by Marcela Iacub, called "Beauty and the Be... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:38:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1916192-strauss-kahn-leave-love-life-peace.html 2013-02-26T13:38:57Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/1894684-putin-urges-g20-ministers-to-consider-social-cost.html MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's President Vladimir Putin on Friday called on financial chiefs of the world's leading industrial and developing nations to consider the political and social implications of their crucial policy decisions. Putin was hosting financial ministers and heads of central banks of the G20 group of nations ahead of their key meeting this weeke... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 16:41:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/1894684-putin-urges-g20-ministers-to-consider-social-cost.html 2013-02-15T16:41:11Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/1874324-ireland-seals-ecb-deal-to-slash-bank-bailout-costs.html DUBLIN (AP) — Ireland clinched a long-sought agreement Thursday with the European Central Bank to restructure the loans used to bail out its failing banks, a deal expected to reduce the national debt by €20 billion ($27 billion) in the coming decade and help the country's expected exit from its own international bailout. Red-eyed lawmakers applauded Prime... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/1874324-ireland-seals-ecb-deal-to-slash-bank-bailout-costs.html 2013-02-07T20:35:00Z