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  • April 2008

    • G-7 Leaders Offer No Fix for Credit Crisis

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 14, 08 7:31 AM CDT

      G-7 Leaders Offer No Fix for Credit Crisis

      Group of Seven finance ministers ended 3 days of meetings in Washington yesterday by endorsing a plan to create greater transparency and oversight in financial markets to avert future crises, but no emergency measures to stem the current one. Despite a downbeat report on the likelihood of worldwide recession, and even hunger riots as the cost of food continues to soar, responses to the credit crisis remain national responsibilities, writes the Wall Street Journal . More »

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      recession  • credit crisis  • World Bank  • hunger  • IMF  • Dominique Strauss Kahn  • hunger riots  • Group of Seven

  • January 2008

    • World Money Chief Calls for Global Action

      newser  |  Financial Times (UK)  |  Jan 28, 08 10:55 AM CST

      World Money Chief Calls for Global Action

      With a global recession looming, the head of the IMF has warned bankers meeting in Davos, Switzerland, that lower interest rates alone won’t avert a crisis, the Financial Times reports. Dominique Strauss-Kahn called on governments to follow the US in easing fiscal policies, reversing a quarter-century of emphasis on tight spending. IMF forecasts due this week show a “serious slowdown” globally, he said. More »

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      recession  • subprime crisis  • interest rate cut  • International Monetary Fund  • IMF  • John Thain  • Davos  • Dominique Strauss Kahn

  • November 2007

    • IMF Agrees to Cancel Liberia's Debt

      newser  |  BBC  |  Nov 13, 07 9:20 AM CST

      IMF Agrees to Cancel Liberia's Debt

      Liberian president Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf got a huge vote of confidence yesterday when the International Monetary Fund agreed to begin eliminating Liberia's debt, the BBC reports. Donor nations have pledged $842 million to get the West African country back on track after 14 years of civil war. "Liberia has established an encouraging track record of macroeconomic management and reforms," said the IMF's new chairman, Dominique Strauss-Kahn. More »

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      Liberia  • Ellen Johnson Sirleaf  • Dominique Strauss Kahn

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