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Saturday, May 7, 2011

Republic of Ireland to get 'EU loan rate reduction'
BBC News
Currently, Ireland pays an average rate of 5.8% on loans agreed with the
IMF, fellow Eurozone countries and a special fund set up by the European
Commission. It is unclear how much of a cut this will entail, but a 1% cut
could be worth up to 400m euro ...
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The IMF's change of heart
Aljazeera.net
It appears that a new IMF has gradually, and cautiously, emerged under the
leadership of Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Slightly more than 13 years earlier,
at the IMF's Hong Kong meeting in 1997, the fund had attempted to amend its
charter in order to gain ...
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IMF approves $6.22B credit line to Colombia
Reuters
John Lipsky, the first deputy managing director and acting chairman of the
board, said the IMF agreed to extend the credit because "Colombia remains
exposed to downside risks, including from severe commodity price
fluctuations and other adverse ...
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NIGERIAN: IMF comes with depressing forecast of lower productivity and higher ...
GroundReport
by Afripol May 07, 2011 There is doubt about this assertion; International
Monetary Fund (IMF) is adamant and committed about being an important
entity on Nigerian economic and financial scene. IMF the self-appointed
chief financial adviser to Nigeria ...
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Caribbean economies turning corner
Jamaica Gleaner
THE INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund (IMF) says that the Caribbean is beginning
to turn the corner after a "long and deep recession". In its latest
'Regional Economic Outlook', the Washington-based financial institution
said weak external demand and high ...
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Bank of Spain estimates Q1 growth of 0.2 pct
BusinessWeek
The Finance Ministry forecasts the economy to grow by 1.3 percent in 2011,
but the central bank and the IMF put the figure lower, at 0.8 percent. In
Friday's report, the Spanish central bank said household consumption was
weak because of the high ...
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“Sri Lanka on right track” - Dinesh
Nation on Sunday
Chief Government Whip and Water Supply and Drainage Minister Dinesh
Gunewardene says unorthodox development strategy adopted by the present
government has helped foreign agencies like WB, IMF and ADB look at Sri
Lanka more closely and further ...
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International Monetary Fund says Mauritanian economy doing well
Afrique en Ligue
IMF says Mauritanian economy doing well - A mission from the International
Monetary Fund (IMF), which Thursday concluded a working visit to
Nouakchott, has welcomed the 'good performance' of the Mauritanian economy,
official sources announced here ...
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IMF predicts 9.6% growth of the Chinese economy in 2011
Caspionet
The IMF expects almost 10% growth of the Chinese economy in 2011. The
growing level of inflation in the country will reach maximum at the end of
this year and in 2012 will be decreasing to the level of about 4-4.5%. The
IMF believes that in the next ...
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Euro chiefs rule out 'stupid' notion of Greek currency exit
Sydney Morning Herald
Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker dismissed growing claims a
write-down would be needed after late-night talks among G20 eurozone states
prompted by worries in the United States and at the IMF that saw Greek
Finance Minister George ...
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Geithner Blocked IMF Deal to Haircut Irish Debt « naked capitalism
By Yves Smith
Was the US Treasury Secretary's deep sixing of a plan by the
seldom-charitable IMF to give the Irish some debt relief Versailles redux?
By that I mean the Treaty of Versailles, the agreement at the end of World
War I devised by the ...
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Greek finmin suggests EU/IMF repayment extension | Reuters
PARIS/ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou
suggested on Monday that the EU and the IMF give Greece more time to repay
its ...
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