Didier Reynders

...based on commodities, notably on petrol ... I think it's a risk that could hurt the potential recovery." BELGIAN FINANCE MINISTER DIDIER REYNDERS: "Premature withdrawal of supportive fiscal measures should be avoided as this could harm the...

In this article: IMF, Christine Lagarde, Inflation, Recession, Timothy Geithner, Pittsburgh, China, G7, United States, and Unemployment

...by opponents of Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, and by officials in the UK and Spain. Didier Reynders, Belgium's finance minister, said he wanted the European Commission to investigate state aid given by Germany to Magna...

In this article: Opel, Magna International, General Motors, Europe, European Union, Germany, Angela Merkel, and Liberal Party

...said that "not every country is moving as quickly as it could" on the issue of banker payouts. And Belgian Finance Minister Didier Reynders said governments should be able to "intervene" in bonuses, and that EU countries should act together,...

In this article: Alistair Darling, UK, International Monetary Fund, European Union, Pittsburgh, US, London, France, Recession, and Unemployment

...Mr Borg said. "We've seen very clear statements on this issue from President Obama. " "It is better to do it together," said Didier Reynders, Belgium's finance minister. "It is better to do it in all the eurozone countries and, if...

In this article: European Union, Anders Borg, Recession, Europe, Indonesia, London, Tax, and Unemployment

...there is a framed pair of faded blue boxer shorts with white stripes that allegedly once belonged to Belgian Finance Minister Didier Reynders. "The certificate confirms the underwear's authenticity," Bucquoy says, pointing to a signature...

In this article: Jan Bucquoy, Brussels, Der Spiegel, Carla Bruni, Margaret Thatcher, and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

...an Austrian perspective and as the owner of AUA that we want a quick solution in the next few weeks." BELGIAN FINANCE MINISTER DIDIER REYNDERS On budget balance: "We will look at how to coordinate stimulus plans on the one hand and the...

In this article: European Union, IMF, Deflation, Austrian Airlines, Inflation, Recession, Unemployment, Credit crunch, and Charlie McCreevy

...BNP Paribas after shareholders rejected its breakup. "We will take measures to completely reassure clients," Finance Minister Didier Reynders said in an interview with the daily Libre Belgique published Saturday. "Then we will contact the...

In this article: Fortis, BNP Paribas, Belgium, Bankruptcy, and Brussels

...a second bailout for its troubled banking sector, whose shares have come under renewed pressure in recent days, Finance Minister Didier Reynders told Belgian news agency Belga on Tuesday. "This time we must be there early enough to avoid...

In this article: Belgium, Fortis, L'Echo, De Tijd, BNP Paribas, and Dexia

...to the main European Union institutions and to NATO. "I think we have a good formula to have a government this year," said Didier Reynders, leader of the Francophone Liberal Party, who will stay on as finance minister. Belgium is...

In this article: Herman Van Rompuy, Fortis, Yves Leterme, Belgium, Recession, E-mail, and Albert II

...would be willing to return. His appointment might also be too much of a humiliation for the Flemish Christian Democrats. DIDIER REYNDERS Reynders, 50, has been finance minister since 1999 and is the most obvious political heavyweight among...

In this article: Guy Verhofstadt, Jean-Luc Dehaene, Yves Leterme, and Herman Van Rompuy