Dominique Strauss-Kahn
Tributes pour in for euro architect Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa
Central bankers, private sector officials laud the contributions of Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, who died on Saturday
Strauss-Kahn: global growth can reduce poverty in low-income countries
IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn says cooperation between countries from advanced and emerging economies can help reduce poverty in low-income countries
Countercyclical measures key to stemming Indian inflows: Strauss-Kahn
IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn says adoption of countercyclical macroprudential measures eased capital inflows to India
Markets, analysts unconvinced by Irish bailout
Officials welcome deal but euro, continental bourses drop in response to €85 billion rescue package for Ireland
DSK: surplus countries can rebalance growth
IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn says addressing global imbalances requires shift in surplus countries’ growth drivers
G20 agrees historic IMF power shift
G20 governors and finance ministers agree to boost quotas, voting power of leading emerging market economies; Fund managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn heralds end of legitimacy debate
Take more proactive role in macroprudential policy, DSK tells Asia
IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn says emerging markets should lead by example and complement strong recovery with sound macroprudential policies
DSK expects quota reform in 'days, weeks'
IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn says members close to reaching agreement on quota reform
Strauss-Kahn calls for European fiscal federation
IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn proposes creation of European fiscal authority similar to ECB to oversee fiscal policy
IMF’s Strauss-Kahn: unemployment bears grave social costs
IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn says failure to tackle unemployment could lead to lost generation
Analysts dub IMF commitments to Asia redundant
IMF makes strides to repair relationship with Asian region through series of commitments, analysts say move lacks substance
Asia must be “attuned” to prevailing shocks, says Strauss-Kahn
IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn says Asia’s quick rebound from recession should be followed by policies to counter risk of overheating economies
Tuvalu joins IMF
Remote island of Tuvalu gains access to IMF resources after becoming 187th member at the Fund
Markets rejoice as Beijing reverts to managed float
Investor risk appetite soars as China drops the renminbi’s rigid dollar peg; analysts say Beijing’s policy shift sparked by potential benefits, rather than international pressure
Spanish banks’ reliance on ECB hits record levels
Data published by Spain’s central bank shows the country’s banks exhibiting an increasing level of dependence on the eurosystem, officials dismiss talk of bailout
Deficits set to stay sky-high despite growth revival, warns Fund
IMF says deficits worldwide will fall by less than expected in 2010, in spite of improved growth prospects; developed economies worst offenders
Buba’s Weber chastises 'counterproductive' stalling on Greece
Bundesbank president Axel Weber calls for swift action to move forward as Standard & Poor’s downgrades Spain in further sign that Greek crisis is spilling over to neighbouring countries
Greece takes grudging step towards bailout
Greek government initiates procedures concerning proposed $40 billion rescue with eurozone and IMF, problems anticipated in joint effort
IMF stockpiles funds for crisis resolution
Fund prepares for the worst with $500 billion in extra funds from a standing borrowing arrangement with selected members
Greece’s $40 billion bailout an improvement, but issues remain
Markets soothed as firm details of Greek rescue plan are announced, eurozone will provide €30 billion at discounted 5% rate for year forward, analysts less convinced
DSK on Africa’s economic transformation
International Monetary Fund managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn describes the Road Ahead for Africa at the Kenya International Conference Centre in Nairobi
IMF should have come to emerging markets’ rescue: DSK
International Monetary Fund managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn says it should have been the Fund, not the Fed and other central banks, which provided swap lines to emerging markets in the crisis
DSK hints at early departure from Fund
International Monetary Fund’s managing director thought keen to challenge Nicolas Sarkozy in 2012 presidential vote; move paves way for Fund to prepare ground for non-European appointment
Yuan appreciation calls “unfair”: Chinese premier
Wen Jiabao, the Chinese head of state, accuses critics of the undervalued yuan of hypocrisy