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NEWS ABOUT: Dominique Strauss Kahn

Dominique Strauss Kahn stories: 10 news summaries

(Newser) - A student journalist threw a shoe at IMF director Dominique Strauss-Kahn during his speech at Istanbul University today, but missed so badly that Strauss-Kahn didn’t even need a Dubya-style duck. The man shouted, “IMF, get out!” as he hurled the shoe, then ran toward the platform. Security... More »

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International Monetary Fund • shoes • IMF • Dominique Strauss Kahn

 IMF: Global Recession Is Over 

World economy is growing, but recovery will be slow

Oct 1, 09 5:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - The global recession is over, the International Monetary Fund said today, revising its economic forecasts in response to Asian growth and more than $2 trillion in stimulus packages worldwide. The IMF now says the world economy is growing and will expand by 3.1% in 2010, with China growing at... More »

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International Monetary Fund • growth • recession • IMF • global economy • Dominique Strauss Kahn • financial crisis • economic recovery

 IMF Won't 
 Punish Boss 
 Over Affair 

But 'serious error in judgment' sidetracked fund

Oct 26, 08 9:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - The IMF’s governing board unanimously cleared its managing director of using his position to pursue an affair with a subordinate, the Wall Street Journal reports. Dominique Strauss-Kahn didn’t engage in “harassment, favoritism, or any other abuse of authority,” but his actions were “regrettable and reflected... More »

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investigation • International Monetary Fund • abuse • IMF • harassment • affair • probe • Dominique Strauss Kahn

Amid Scandal, IMF Exec Wins Praise for Nimble Work

Strauss-Kahn's 'activist' economics suit crisis

Oct 20, 08 1:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Even as he faces a probe for misconduct, the head of the International Monetary Fund is being praised for a decisive response to the world financial crisis, Bloomberg reports. Europe’s chief banker says he’s “convinced the investigation will prove that Dominique Strauss-Kahn didn’t abuse power.”... More »

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investigation • Paul Wolfowitz • International Monetary Fund • IMF • Iceland • probe • Dominique Strauss Kahn • scandal • financial crisis • Bretton Woods • Piroska Nagy

 IMF Chief Probed Over Affair

Investigation rattles key organization during financial crisis

Oct 18, 08 9:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a shakeup amid the financial crisis, the International Monetary Fund is investigating whether its managing director abused his position in an affair with a subordinate, the Wall Street Journal reports. Backed by US and Russian representatives, Egypt’s rep to the IMF called for the probe into the relationship... More »

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investigation • Paul Wolfowitz • International Monetary Fund • affair • Dominique Strauss Kahn • financial crisis

(Newser) - President Bush and his allies tried to steady plunging markets today after meeting in Washington, but proposed no new plan, Reuters reports. International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn warned that the global economy was facing "systemic meltdown," but backed the G7's as yet undefined rescue plan, saying it... More »

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IMF • Dominique Strauss Kahn • bailout • George W. Bush • Group of Seven • financial crisis

IMF to US: Do Something NOW

Monetary fund chief pressures Congress to pass bailout, Europe to make plans

Oct 1, 08 7:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US must act swiftly to avoid economic meltdown and Europe's banks need to be ready with emergency plans of their own, IMF's managing director warns. European and Asian markets have bounced back on the prospects of a revived US bailout deal, but JP Morgan analysts warned yesterday that Europe's... More »

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financial markets • IMF • central bank • European markets • Dominique Strauss Kahn • bailout • financial crisis

G-7 Leaders Offer No Fix for Credit Crisis

Ministers endorse more transparency, but not coordinated action

Apr 14, 08 7:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

World Money Chief Calls for Global Action

IMF head foresees widespread slowdown, backs US stimulus

Jan 28, 08 10:55 AM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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International Monetary Fund • recession • IMF • John Thain • Dominique Strauss Kahn • Davos • Larry Summers • subprime crisis • consumer loan markets • interest rate cut

IMF Agrees
to Cancel Liberia's Debt

Victory for country's president represents coup for new fund head

Nov 13, 07 9:20 AM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Liberia • Ellen Johnson Sirleaf • Dominique Strauss Kahn

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