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"His focus today -- and ours -- is on economic recovery and addressing the challenges the American people face every day." Much of the anger directed at Geithner arises from growing frustration with the administration's inability to stem rising unemployment, even as the economy has resumed growing and the financial sector has rebounded from crisis. "There is a lot of resentment," said Simon Johnson, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund. "A lot of people are dissatisfied."

Read more: Storm of criticism said to buoy Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner | In this article: Timothy F. Geithner, American International Group, White House, Tax, Unemployment, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Joint Economic Committee

"The demand for gold ETFs is not just a result of the urge to diversify portfolios but also a reflection of the confidence in the metal improving following the RBI's decision to buy gold from the IMF," said Ritesh Seth, CEO of SBI's gold ETF. Reliance Capital CEO Sam Ghosh also believes the recent run-up in gold prices can be attributed to the central bank's decision to increase its gold reserves. "The RBI is widely respected for its prudence and such a surprising move by it adds to bullish sentiments,"

Read more: Checking out the exchange offer | In this article: Inflation, Gold exchange traded funds, SBI, and IMF

"The decline in GDP will be contained, we now project that GDP will come down by 3.5 percent this year, which is pretty good compared to the declines in other countries of the region," said Costas Christou, the head of the IMF mission for Bosnia.

Read more: Bosnia's GDP to shrink 3.5 pct in 2009-IMF | In this article: IMF and Bosnia

"After that we did not draw down any further IMF funds anymore. The IMF and the European Union are here to make our programme more credible," he said. "We didn't draw down 5.7 billion euros but we didn't give it back yet. We extended the drawdown period until next year in order to keep it as a kind of reserve... so that the next government can also have some room for manoeuvre,"

Read more: Fiscal policy allows easier monetary policy - Oszko | In this article: IMF, National bank, Reuters Television, European Union, and Hungary

"Even though an IMF program would probably give some much-needed breathing room to the fiscal position, the size of the public debt is such that Jamaica is unlikely to restore debt sustainability in the medium-term without some sort of meaningful debt restructuring at some point," Alessandra Alecci, sovereign analyst for Moody's said in a statement. Moody's changed the outlook to negative to reflect the uncertainty associated with the potential consequences of protracted delays in reaching a final agreement with the IMF. "After several months of negotiations with the IMF ... there are signs that an agreement with the IMF may not be within reach yet,"

Read more: UPDATE 1-Moody's cuts Jamaica debt on possible restructure | In this article: IMF, Jamaica, Moody's, Fiscal year, and Revenue

"Even though an IMF program would probably give some much-needed breathing room to the fiscal position, the size of the public debt is such that Jamaica is unlikely to restore debt sustainability in the medium-term without some sort of meaningful debt restructuring at some point," Alessandra Alecci, sovereign analyst for Moody's said in a statement.

Read more: Moody's cuts Jamaica debt rating to Caa1 from B2 | In this article: Moody's, Jamaica, and IMF

"We do believe firmly in the IMF that the RMB is undervalued and that it is not only in the interests of the global economy but also in the interests of China to have a revaluation of the currency," he said.

Read more: IMF head eyes global currency change | In this article: Dominique Strauss-Kahn, China, Barack Obama, Economic Times, Hu Jintao, Beijing, Washington, and U.S.

"A stronger currency is part of the package of necessary reforms. We do believe firmly in the IMF that the renminbi is undervalued, and that it is not only in the interests of the global economy but also in the interests of China to have revaluation of the currency," he said.

Read more: IMF wants stronger Chinese currency | In this article: Dominique Strauss-Kahn, China, Barack Obama, Beijing, Recession, Hu Jintao, and US

"Low interest rates for the U.S. certainly do create problems for the rest of the world. ... There's a very strong temptation for money to flow out of the U.S. and into other countries," says economist Eswar Prasad, a former International Monetary Fund official.

Read more: China slams U.S. Federal Reserve's low interest rates | In this article: China, U.S. Federal Reserve, U.S., Treasury Department, Barack Obama, Recession, Tax, USA Today, and Jpmorgan

"In view of the improved access to financing, Hungary will not draw on the EU and IMF assistance upon the completion of the current review," the EU executive's arm said in a statement. "However, as is the case of the IMF loan, the outstanding amount of EU assistance of up to 1 billion euros ($1.5 billion) will remain available, and could be disbursed if needs arise, as usual subject to policy conditionality,"

Read more: Hungary won't use rest of EU/IMF aid-EU Commission | In this article: European Union, Hungary, and IMF