International Monetary Fund

I have not read the book, but on hearing his interview, I could not agree with him more. He advocates the IMF coming in to run the country. He, like me, believes that the type of radical reform this country needs cannot be given by the...

In this article: IMF, Germany, Ideology, and Fianna Fail

...Berehulak/Getty Images Two top Treasury officials have been sent to Washington under orders from Gordon Brown to press the International Monetary Fund to drop its objections to a tax on all City trades. Britain hopes to win the...

In this article: Tax, Gordon Brown, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Washington, Edinburgh, Revenue, and Global warming

...cycle were the main drivers of growth," Brzeski noted. The International Monetary Fund hiked its forecast for Germany last month, predicting 2010 output of 0.3 percent. The country still faces the prospect of rising unemployment...

In this article: Recession, Germany, Europe, and Unemployment

...regularly to the public on such transactions. The 186-nation IMF, founded after World War II to monitor the global economy, is the third largest official holder of gold in the world with 3,217 metric tons after the United States and Germany.

In this article: India, China, United States, World War II, Reserve Bank of India, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Washington, Germany, and Brazil

...tax as a way to fund future bailouts, and France and Germany have also called for a bank tax. The International Monetary Fund is studying the idea. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Thursday that he has "not seen a version of that...

In this article: Tax, Nancy Pelosi, Wall Street, Timothy Geithner, John Larson, U.S., Derivative, Unemployment, NYSE, and Nasdaq

...is widely regarded by investors as a safe store of value. The sale to India was nearly half the 403.3 tonnes of gold that the IMF has targeted for sale over the coming years. The Washington-based IMF, which holds 3217 tonnes of gold, is...

In this article: IMF, India, The Central Bank, Inflation, Sri Lanka, London, and Washington

...lending to the poorest countries." The Washington-based IMF, which currently holds 3,217 tonnes of gold, is the third-largest official holder of the precious metal after the United States and Germany. On September 18, its executive board...

In this article: India, Revenue, Reserve Bank of India, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, London, Washington, Germany, and United States