Jim Flaherty

No sooner had the prime minister floated the idea of a tax on bank transactions than it was shot down by US treasury secretary Timothy Geithner, Canadian finance minister Jim Flaherty and Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the head of the IMF. At a...

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...that we're prepared to support". Canadian finance minister Jim Flaherty was equally dismissive, while IMF head Dominique Strauss-Khan said he believed a transaction tax was unlikely to be adopted. Last Updated: 10 November 2009 8:38...

In this article: Tax, Timothy Geithner, IMF, US, and Downing Street

...raised its reputation globally. In accepting the award, Flaherty listed responsible fiscal management and effective regulation of the financial system as the reasons for Canada's better performance. Because of sound fiscal management,...

In this article: Canada, International Monetary Fund, G8, World Bank, G7, US, Toronto, and Turkey

...but is not particularly attractive to me as finance minister of Canada. We have been a government that has been reducing taxes," Jim Flaherty told reporters. IMF REVIEW Britain this week forked out another 30 billion pounds on...

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...response about a day-to-day transaction tax, Dominique Strauss-Khan, the head of the IMF, said he thought such a measure was unlikely to be adopted and Jim Flaherty, Canada's finance minister, said his government was interested in lowering...

In this article: Tax, Gordon Brown, James Tobin, Alistair Darling, International Monetary Fund, Timothy Geithner, Britain, Recession, and US

...countries reeling from the global recession. The agreement was signed by the managing director of the IMF, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, and Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, the IMF said. "The signing of the agreement means the fund can...

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Canada's Flaherty backs IMF bank oversight role Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Thursday the country favors using the Financial Stability Forum and International Monetary Fund to oversee international bank regulation rather...

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Flaherty looks for way to end stimulus Canada's Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, right, chats in Lecce with U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, centre, and Egyptian Finance Minister Youssef Boutros-Ghali, who heads the IMF's...

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...resources for poor This week's G20 summit is likely to boost resources for poor and developing countries through the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Monday. "This recession is...

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