Dominique Strauss-Kahn

...test the water. "The prime minister is not banging the table about the Tobin tax," one source said. Brown received a boost this week when Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the managing director of the IMF, abandoned his opposition to the tax and said...

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...by banks could still be hidden in their balance sheets, more so in Europe than in the United States, the International Monetary Fund's chief, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, was quoted as saying on Tuesday. In an interview with French newspaper Le...

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...improvements in financial markets, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund said. Dominique Strauss-Kahn told business leaders he believes the worst of the economic crisis has passed - but that problems remained.

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...financial markets, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund said Monday. Dominique Strauss-Kahn told business leaders in London that he believes the worst of the economic crisis has passed - but that problems remained. "The...

In this article: Gordon Brown, International Monetary Fund, Britain, London, China, Europe, Unemployment, Bank of England, and Confederation of British Industry

...growth. That model is 'dead' and that "if we are to have sustained global growth, somebody else needs to step in." Mr Strauss-Kahn said he believed the economic "storm" had passed and the worst had been averted but he added: "The economy...

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"Still, the recovery may be somewhat subdued, held back by balance sheet adjustment by banks and households. " Mr Strauss-Kahn said he believed the economic "storm" had passed and the worst had been averted but he added: "The economy...

In this article: International Monetary Fund, Balance sheet, Recession, Unemployment, China, London, UK, and United States

IMF head: World economy still needs support • Dominique Strauss-Kahn says it is too early to abandon stimulus measures • IMF managing director softens his opposition to the Tobin tax at the CBI annual conference Dominique Strauss-Kahn...

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...the delays are due to airport security, heavy police presence and squads of G4S Security. The line up includes the PM. 9:40am: IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn is the conference's first heavyweight speaker. He's got a clear warning: if...

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...the head of the IMF said on Monday, adding a lasting recovery will depend on policymakers taking the proper steps in the coming months. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the International Monetary Fund's managing director, said the top priority in rich...

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