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Bahamas insurance companies to get insured in face of hurricane threats
The Bahamas has one of the worst records for hurricanes in the Caribbean. Natural disasters in the Bahamas increased during 2011 and 2012, with...
BRICS development bank can rival IMF and World Bank
Professor of International Business Geoffrey Wood believes the new BRICS development bank can rival the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank if...
Greece : leadership health-ridden ahead of bailout revision bid
Greece's new prime minister and finance minister will for health reasons both miss a key EU summit where they were to launch efforts to...
UK : Government should act on IMF warning
Finance Secretary John Swinney has called on the UK Government to take heed of the IMF warnings on the lack of growth in the...
SAGA : Economists seem to be living in an academic parallel universe that is ignoring reality
Dr Ros Altmann, Saga Director General said: "The IMF has rightly called on the UK to introduce a programme to boost growth and jobs....
Europe : will resume talks on Hungary cash aid
The European Union said Wednesday it was ready to resume negotiations on financial assistance to Hungary after Budapest bowed to pressure to maintain the...
Greece : health service cuts approved by parliament
The Greek parliament early Thursday approved a bill to cut health service costs that had been demanded by the European Union and the IMF...
IMF : Christine Lagarde urges Russia and emerging Europe to guard against global economy risks
IMF managing director Christine Lagarde called on Russia and emerging Europe to strengthen policies to guard against rising risks in the global economy.
"The risks...
IMF: not considering market involvement with Euro bailout fund
The IMF’s European chief stated that the international fund is not considering the purchase of bonds in the European debt markets in cooperation with...
Lloyd’s : cuts European debt exposure
The Lloyd's of London insurance market announced that it has slashed its exposure to European government debt and pulled cash out of some of...
IMF chief Christine Lagarde and Federal Bank conferences in focus
Global investors will tune in on the nation's capital Thursday as the new head of the IMF will talk about the challenges the world...
Egypt : Islamic Development Bank to loan Egypt $2.5 billion
The Islamic Development Bank said on Wednesday it will grant Egypt a $2.5 billion loan to finance infrastructure projects and as insurance for imports...
Strauss-Kahn bail plans in disarray
Lawyers for Dominique Strauss-Kahn have posted $1 million bail and a $5 million insurance bond, but an apartment deal to enable his release from...
IMF : it’s a race to find DSK successor
Before the next G8 summit in France next week, European leaders are eager to nominate a new IMF chief.
Strauss-Kahn will leave jail on...
Health costs huge risk to advanced economies
The cost of health care poses a burden to developed countries that could spark immense financial crises if not contained, the International Monetary Fund...
Hungary seeks to calm financial fears
Hungary's government hastened to calm fears Saturday with assurances that the country's public deficit was containable, after earlier statements that it faced similar problems...
IMF proposes global bank tax plans
The International Monetary Fund has proposed two new global taxes on banks and other financial institutions to cover the cost of future bailouts, the...
Bulgaria ups health tax to fund hospitals
Bulgaria's government voted Wednesday to raise health insurance payments in a move to end doctors' protests and pump more money into its underfunded hospitals.
The...
British PM wins cautious backing for transactions tax
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown drew cautious support on Monday for his latest crusade to introduce a so-called "Tobin" tax on big financial transactions.
"There...
