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Brown's Britain is broke and creeping towards the ignominy of an IMF bail-out: Before a country has to beg the IMF for a bail-out, there are normally several clear warning signs. Its national debt needs to be vast -- say, several times its entire economic output. Next, it becomes dependent on that debt, as its government is unable to balance a budget. Then,...; Tags: IMF, Northern Rock Plc.; Research articles 2008-12-13
World Bank denies committing $10 bln. for S.E. Asia standby facility: WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 Kyodo The World Bank on Wednesday denied it has committed $10 billion for a standby facility specifically to assist Southeast Asian countries facing severe liquidity problems amid the global financial crisis, as Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo had suggested earlier the same day....; Tags: bank, FINANCE, financial, IMF, World Bank; Research articles 2008-10-20
MIT Sloan Offers Resource on Economic Crisis: CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Reporters seeking informed context and fresh insight into fast-developing financial and economic developments can now turn to http://mitsloan.mit.edu/baseline/, a website created by MIT Sloan School of Management Prof. Simon Johnson. The new web site offers frank assessments of the current situation and analyzes strategies to deal with...; Tags: Cambridge, IMF, INTERNET, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Research articles 2008-10-03
Update to UCLA Anderson Forecast Presents: September 2008 Economic Forecast Conference: John Lipsky, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF to Deliver Keynote Speech UCLA Anderson Forecast:[TABLE OMITTED]; Tags: IMF, University of California at Los Angeles; Research articles 2008-09-22
UCLA Anderson Forecast Presents: September 2008 Economic Forecast Conference: John Lipsky, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF to Deliver Keynote Speech UCLA Anderson Forecast:[TABLE OMITTED]; Tags: IMF, University of California at Los Angeles; Research articles 2008-09-02

G20 examines slowing world economy, inflation: RIO DE JANEIRO AFP — Officials from the G20 group of industrialized and developing nations wrapped up a weekend meeting here Sunday that examined the effects of slowing world economic growth and climbing inflation, participants told reporters. "We are looking at how to face inflationary pressures and growth problems,"...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, bank, FINANCE, IMF, inflation; Research articles 2008-08-31
Losing the global development war; a contemporary critique of the IMF, the World Bank, and the WTO: Losing the global development war; a contemporary critique of the IMF, the World Bank, and the WTO. Head, John W. BRILL 2008 344 pages $65.00 Paperback HG1975 Writing for a general readership, Head (international and comparative law, U. of Kansas) offers a...; Tags: critique, FINANCE, IMF, World Bank, World Trade Organization; Research articles 2008-08-01
Sovereign funds meet in Singapore on guidelines: official: SINGAPORE AFP — Representatives of the world's sovereign wealth funds began a closed-door meeting in Singapore on Wednesday as part of efforts to prepare voluntary guidelines for the funds, an official said. Sovereign wealth funds SWFs are a government-created investment vehicle which have emerged as a potent force on...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, IMF, Singapore; Research articles 2008-07-08
Inflation in some countries 'getting out of control': IMF chief: TOYAKO, Japan AFP — Inflation in some emerging countries "is getting out of control" and higher interest rates may be required to rein in prices, International Monetary Fund head Dominique Strauss-Kahn said Wednesday. Inflation is now the biggest threat to the global economy, he told reporters on the sidelines...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, IMF, inflation, Japan; Research articles 2008-07-08
US slowdown 'less than feared': IMF: WASHINGTON AFP — The slowdown in the US economy is not as strong as previously estimated, the International Monetary Fund said Friday, lifting its growth estimates slightly for 2008 and 2009. The IMF forecast annual growth of roughly one percent in 2008 and 0.8 percent in 2009, compared with...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, IMF; Research articles 2008-06-20
The City Diary: EMAIL your best diary stories to s.evans@independent.co.uk for a chance to win a bottle of 12-year-old single malt from Bruichladdich - the progressive Hebridean Distillers. Parental guidance recommended: futures stars take to the stage AND SO TO THE FEEL-GOOD. Last week's shindig at the Royal Courts...; Tags: Barratt Developments Plc., IMF, Norwich Union; Research articles 2008-06-15
Sarkozy asks IMF how to use oil profits for renewable energy: government: PARIS AFP — French President Nicolas Sarkozy has asked the International Monetary Fund to look into harnessing record profits from the oil industry to fund investment in renewable energy, a junior minister said Thursday. "The President of the Republic has asked the managing director of the IMF to look...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, government, IMF, president; Research articles 2008-06-12
Future IMF chief economist 'relatively' upbeat on global economy: WASHINGTON AFP — The International Monetary Fund's future chief economist, Frenchman Olivier Blanchard, says he is "relatively optimistic" about the global economy, despite a financial crisis and surging oil prices. "I am relatively optimistic," Blanchard said Tuesday in a phone interview with AFP after being named the top IMF...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, economist, FINANCE, IMF, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Research articles 2008-05-28
Spain's ex-IMF chief questioned in corruption probe: reports: MADRID AFP — Former International Monetary Fund head Rodrigo Rato appeared before a judge Tuesday probing corruption allegations at Spanish bank Banesto whilst he was economy minister, Spanish media said. Rato, his brother Ramon, the head of Santander bank Emilio Botin and 12 others are being investigated in connection...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, bank, Government, IMF, MARKETING, media; Research articles 2008-05-27
IMF official says China quake won't have major economic impact: TOKYO AFP — Southwest China's massive earthquake is unlikely to have a big impact on the country's strong economic growth, a senior official at the International Monetary Fund said. "We don't think it the quake is going to have a major impact," Daniel Citrin, deputy director of the IMF's...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, China, FINANCE, IMF, Investment, MARKETING; Research articles 2008-05-21
U.S. House passes debt relief: Religious leaders praised me U.S. House of Representatives for passing the Jubilee Act, which pushes the Treasury Department to seek debt cancellation agreements with 24 countries. The bill, which passed 285-132 with broad bipartisan support April 16, targets countries that need their debts canceled to meet the United Nations'...; Tags: FINANCE, IMF, U.S. Department of Treasury, World Bank; Research articles 2008-05-02
Capital Briefs: * A MATTER OFTRUST: No matter what the outcome of the critical Pennsylvania Democratic presidential primary April 22, the rancorous nomination battle with Barack Obama appears to have taken its toll on Hillary Clinton. According to a just-completed Washington Post/ABC News poll, only 39% of voters nationwide consider the New...; Tags: Democratic Party, FINANCE, IMF, nomination, Taxes; Research articles 2008-04-21
WTO head wants World Bank, IMF to refocus on food supply: LONDON AFP — The head of the World Trade Organisation, Pascal Lamy, called on the World Bank and International Monetary Fund to take action to help tackle rising food prices in an interview Saturday. The surging price of basic foods like rice, wheat and corn in some of the...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, food, IMF, Manufacturing, World Bank, World Trade Organization; Research articles 2008-04-19
Food crisis moves up global agenda at IMF, WBank meets: WASHINGTON AFP — Rising food prices and their threat to political stability and development gains captured the attention of world economic leaders meeting here, with a call to arms launched by the World Bank. The issue steadily gained prominence during the International Monetary Fund and World Bank spring meetings...; Tags: FINANCE, food, IMF, Manufacturing, World Bank; Research articles 2008-04-14
World economic leaders act to counter financial, food crises: WASHINGTON AFP — World economic leaders here this weekend took steps to alleviate the worst financial shock in decades and a food price crisis that is sparking deadly unrest in developing countries. In three days of meetings that ended Sunday, finance ministers and central bankers grappled with the credit...; Tags: FINANCE, financial, food, IMF, leader, Manufacturing, World Bank; Research articles 2008-04-13