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Bosnia's GDP to shrink 3.5 pct in 2009-IMFBosnia's economy is expected to shrink this year by 3.5 percent and then grow by 0.5 percent in 2010, an IMF official said on Friday, revising an earlier forecast for a 3 percent contraction in 2009. "The decline in GDP will be contained,... |
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Reuters | 13 hours ago
Polish economy seen growing by 2-3 pct in 2010-IMF
The International Monetary Fund sees Poland's economy growing by two to three percent next year, the Fund's regional representative said on Friday. "It is obvious that Poland needs to reduce the growth in its public debt," Mark Allen also...
In this article: Jacek Rostowski, Poland, and Reuters
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Reuters | 22 hours ago
Foreign banks pledge to support Hungary units-IMF
...their subsidiaries at a meeting with the IMF and the European Commission in Brussels, the IMF said. A statement published on the International Monetary Fund's website late on Thursday, said the six EU-based banks were Bayerische...
In this article: Hungary, Intesa Sanpaolo, EU, and KBC Group
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washingtonpost.com | 1 day ago
U.S. dollar to be reserve currency for years: IMF
...expects the dollar to be the leading reserve currency for many years or decades," Atkinson said at an IMF media briefing. She said the IMF routinely looks at what is happening in the international monetary system, but was not launching any...
In this article: Dominique Strauss-Kahn, U.S., Washington, China, and Reuters
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washingtonpost.com | 3 days ago
IMF chief urges China to let yuan rise
...Tuesday that Beijing should let its currency rise as a stronger yuan would help China's development and ease global imbalances. IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn's comments came as U.S. President Barack Obama was visiting...
In this article: Beijing, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, China, U.S., Barack Obama, and Washington
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Reuters | 3 days ago
UPDATE 3-IMF head eyes global currency change, presses on yuan
* IMF chief sees basket currency eventually displacing dollar * Frets politicians may lose appetite for monetary reform * Urges Beijing to let yuan rise "the sooner the better" (Adds Chinese comment on yuan policy) By Alan Wheatley and...
In this article: Dominique Strauss-Kahn, China, Barack Obama, and Hu Jintao
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washingtonpost.com | 3 days ago
IMF head eyes global currency change, presses on yuan
...the world can no longer rely, as it has done since the end of the gold standard, on a currency issued by a single country, the head of the IMF said on Tuesday. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the managing director of the International Monetary...
In this article: Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Barack Obama, China, Hu Jintao, United States, and London
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Reuters | 4 days ago
UPDATE 2-IMF chief urges China to let yuan rise
...help ease global imbalances, the head of the International Monetary Fund said on Monday. The comments by Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the IMF's managing director, add to a drumbeat of demands that China scrap its currency's peg to the dollar,...
In this article: Dominique Strauss-Kahn, China, United States, Corporate governance, Global recession, Unemployment, and Tsinghua University
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washingtonpost.com | 4 days ago
China cool to stronger yuan as IMF calls for rise
...security system to building more roads to its underserved interior, but its reluctance to move on the yuan remains a thorny issue. IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said on Monday that exchange rate appreciation is part of...
In this article: China, Beijing, Barack Obama, People's Bank of China, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, and United States
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washingtonpost.com | 5 days ago
Stronger yuan needed for rebalancing: IMF chief
...to increase domestic consumption and help ease global imbalances, the head of the International Monetary Fund said on Monday. IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said the countries at the heart of global imbalances needed to...
In this article: Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Beijing, United States, Corporate governance, Unemployment, Barack Obama, and Asia
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an international organization that oversees the global financial system by following the macroeconomic policies of its member countries, in particular those with an impact on exchange rates and the balance of payments. It is an organization formed to stabilize international exchange rates and facilitate development. It also offers highly leveraged loans mainly to poorer countries. Its headquarters are located in Washington, D.C., USA.
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- Washington, D.C., USA
- Head:
- Dominique Strauss-Kahn
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