WASHINGTON, Feb 15 - Enough talking. Do something. That sentiment is apparent in the chilly reception to U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's plan to repair the banks, and in the way consumers are balking at...
ROME, Feb 15 - The IMF and Group of Seven industrialised countries are worried about growing financing gaps in emerging markets which may send more of the countries to the lender seeking cash. Several officials...
ROME, Feb 15 - Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin may have felt it as a sign of the times that he was among the last at Rome's Excelsior hotel to see the closing statement from...
ROME, Feb 15 - After disappointing markets with a sketchy bank rescue plan, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner came to the Rome this weekend needing to prove to Group of Seven colleagues that he was...
TOKYO, Feb 13 - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa joined on Friday a growing call for G7 finance heads to take steps this weekend to rescue the worsening global economy. "The world economy is...
TOKYO, Feb 13 - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa joined on Friday a growing call for...
TOKYO, Feb 10 - Japanese Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa said on Tuesday that he hopes the Group of Seven finance leaders will discuss U.S. economic issues including its "Buy American" clause when they meet in...
LONDON, Feb 9 - Financial markets want to see if Group of Seven finance chiefs can later this week come up with steps to support the banking system and unblock credit markets before deciding whether...
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8 - The International Monetary Fund is considering how it could provide support to emerging market countries which could be hit by contagion...
* IMF sees real Gulf Arab GDP growth halving to 3.5 percent * Mideast oil states to earn $300 bln less from oil in 2009 * Dubai government expects growth of under 2.5 percent in...