Athens, Greece: Services across Greece shut down Wednesday as unions held a 24-hour general strike to protest further austerity cuts in the cash-strapped country. The strike disrupted public transport, halted ferry and train services, shut
WASHINGTON: The IMF today warned that an imminent debt default by the US due to the government shutdown would result in disruptions in financial markets and could possibly trigger global economic turmoil.“Failure to lift the
Mumbai: India's foreign exchange (forex) reserves jumped by $2.03 billion to $277.38 billion for the week ended Sep 20, the biggest weekly gain in nearly two years, on the back of concessional swap facilities offered
Islamabad: The Pakistani government is likely to receive over $2 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) this week under its new three-year bailout programme, media reported Tuesday.The IMF's executive board meeting is scheduled to
Washington, Nov 17 : Amidst deepening European economic crisis, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Europe has resigned citing personal reasons, the Washington-headquartered world body said.“Antonio Borges, Director of the International Monetary
Paris, Sep 18 : Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former head of the International Monetary Fund, acknowledged today his sexual encounter with a New York hotel maid was a “moral failing” on his part, but didn't involve
New York: The hotel maid accusing Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexually assaulting her in a Manhattan hotel room shattered her silence on Sunday, saying in a published report that the former International Monetary Fund leader grabbed
Paris, June28: French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde is poised to become the next leader of the International Monetary Fund, having received a major endorsement on Tuesday from the Obama administration.However, Paris prosecutors have opened an
New Delhi, May 29 : Amid tussle for the top slot in the IMF, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has hoped that a consensus would emerge which is generally acceptable.Singh noted that the struggle for an
New York, May 26: From the outside, it looks like a pretty good gig.Former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn moved late Wednesday from a temporary space in a high-rise to a posh, four-bedroom brick
New York, May 16 : The maid who has accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the head of the International Monetary Fund, of sexually assaulting her in his luxury hotel room picked the Frenchman out of a lineup.Strauss-Kahn
New York, May 16: Disgraced IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who allegedly sodomized a Manhattan hotel maid proved the height of pompous arrogance on Sunday, throwing a fit over a battle on his bail, which left
New York, May 16: A New York judge has ordered the head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, to be remanded in custody after prosecutors expressed fears that he might flee to France to
New York, May 16: International Monetary Fund managing director Dominique Strauss-Khan is no stranger to scandals surrounding his frequent affairs. In fact, he's been described as an "insistent" womanizer. Last year, French journalist Tristane Banon claimed she
Gyeongju (South Korea), Oct 24 (PTI) The deal to reform the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to give greater clout to developing nations like India and halt aggravation of the ongoing currency war was struck at
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