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EU backs pledge to fill IMF coffers to $500bn
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) needs to bolster its lending capacity to $500 billion, leaders of Europe's biggest economies have said. The move comes amid concern that the Fund will be unable to avert the collapse of some central and eastern…
Brazil's Meirelles: Bretton Woods needs a rethink
Both the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank need to address their legitimacy as part of the policy debate on a Bretton Woods II, said Henrique Meirelles, the governor of the Central Bank of Brazil.
IMF's chief economist on the tasks ahead
Olivier Blanchard, the chief economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has made public a detailed policy proposal issued to the heads of the G20 before their summit in Washington, DC earlier this month.
G20 earns plaudits but fails to ease market mood
Markets were nonplussed by the G20 communique with most of the leading stock indices falling in Monday trading.
Top economists have their say on G20 summit
A group of 21 of the world's most prominent economists have called on officials from the G20 countries meeting in Washington this weekend to start thinking outside the box about longer-term reforms.
DSK calls on G20 to bolster IMF coffers
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has urged G20 leaders to discuss ways to boost the Fund's resources at this weekend's summit.
First global summit set for 15 November
Leaders from the Group of 20 countries will gather in Washington DC on 15 November to discuss the global financial crisis and the world economy, the White House said on Wednesday.
Interview: Charles Goodhart
Claire Jones spoke with the former Bank of England policymaker about the co-ordinated liquidity interventions and the move towards aggressive policy easing by the Fed
Zhou parries appreciation calls
Zhou Xiaochuan, the governor of the People's Bank of China, said that the central bank could widen the renminbi's trading range if deemed necessary.
G20 predicts "modest" global slowdown
Central bank governors and finance ministers from the G20 economies said that the credit turmoil would likely have a "modest" effect on global growth, but added that it remained difficult to judge the eventual impact.
G20 statement
The following statement was made by finance ministers and central bank governors at the G20 meeting that took place in South Africa, near Cape Town, on 17 and 18 November 2007.
Davos/G20 report on monetary system
"An important transformation of the international monetary system appears to have begun in which the Group of 20, by virtue of its relatively informal and representative nature, may well prove to be the crucible in which its primary features are forged,"…
SA's Trevor Manuel to lead G20
South Africa's veteran finance minister, Trevor Manuel, has called on the group of 20 (G20) finance ministers and central bank governors to "build windmills in the calm of current global financial stability."
BOJ chief sees risk assessed rate rises
The Bank of Japan will adjust interest rates gradually while ensuring its policy actions remain supportive of the domestic economy and that growth remains sustainable, BOJ governor Toshihiko Fukui said Sunday 19 November.
EU draft statement calls for limited IMF reform
According to a draft statement, European Union countries are willing to cede only a ``limited'' share of power in the International Monetary Fund to fast-growing emerging economies.
Trichet says IMF representation progressing
European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet has said the process of giving the ECB a higher profile in the IMF is going in the right direction, although he would prefer progress to be quicker.
G-20 statement following meeting in China
Finance ministers and central bank governors from the G-20 industrial and emerging economies issued a statement on Sunday 16 October after their two-day meeting in the city of Xianghe, south of Beijing, China.
China's fin min cautions on yuan moves
Chinese Finance Minister Jin Renqing on Thursday 13 October rejected demands by the US for faster currency reform, saying China will liberalize the exchange rate in its own time and in line with its own interests.
G20 will include IMF, World Bank reform talks
The agenda for October's meeting of the Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank chiefs will include reform of the IMF and World Bank, deputy finance minister Li Yong told the official Xinhua news agency.
Germany sets G20 meeting for Nov 19-21
Germany said on Tuesday 16 March that it will host a meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors from the G20 group of developed and emerging market economies on 19-21 November in Berlin.
What next for the G20?
The G20's breadth of membership is starting to give it a voice in official discussions of international monetary issues, says Marc Uzan.
Iraq a big factor: Fed's Greenspan at G20
Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said at the opening of a meeting of the Group of 20 nations in Mexico that the US economy is heavily influenced by the war in Iraq. according to a report by Reuters.
Bundesbank's Welteke: is US growth sustainable?
Bundesbank President Ernst Welteke said on Sunday 26 October, on the sidelines of the Mexico G20 meeting, that the world economy is in recovery but he questioned whether growth in one of its main drivers, the United States, was sustainable, Reuters…