The Independent (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
Rich nations rushed to shore up the global financial system after the International Monetary Fund warned of meltdown, with Australia and New Zealand guaranteeing bank deposits and newspapers reporting plans for Britain's biggest retail bank rescue.
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
WASHINGTON/ COLOMBEY-LES-DEUX-EGLISES, France (Reuters) - The IMF warned on Saturday the world's financial system was on the brink of meltdown as France and Germany promised a European crisis response to try to prevent the worst global downturn in decades.
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - An Icelandic minister was quoted on Sunday as saying that going to the International Monetary Fund for assistance would encourage other nations to help and this would bolster the ailing Icelandic crown.
Anorak News (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago
REUTERS is reporting that the IMF’s chief economist Olivier Blanchard has said: “In a worst-case scenario, governments will need a few more weeks to take the correct measures and the markets could fall another 20 percent. Then, we’ll turn around,” (Image: Beau Bo D’Or Website) Just when you think that the IMF couldn’t get worse, they come up [...]
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
WASHINGTON/ COLOMBEY-LES-DEUX-EGLISES, France (Reuters) - The IMF warned on Saturday the world's financial system was on the brink of meltdown as France and Germany promised a European crisis response to try to prevent the worst global downturn in decades.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago
International Monetary Fund warns world financial system stands on the "brink of systemic meltdown" despite international efforts.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
European leaders hoped to agree on a detailed plan in Paris on today to prevent market panic and stave off what the International Monetary Fund warned could be a global financial meltdown.
BBC News (Free subscription) | yesterday
The world financial system is on the "brink of systemic meltdown", the head of the International Monetary Fund warns.
Mondo Visione (Free subscription) | yesterday
1. The International Monetary and Financial Committee held its eighteenth meeting in Washington, D.C. on October 11, 2008 under the Chairmanship of Dr. Youssef Boutros-Ghali, the Minister of Finance of Egypt. The Committee welcomes Dr. Boutros-Ghali, the new IMFC Chairman. The Committee expresses its deep gratitude to Mr. Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa for his invaluable role as the Committee's Chairman in...
ireland.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
The global financial system is on the brink of a systemic meltdown despite interventions by the US and Europe to stabilise markets, the head of the International Monetary Fund said this evening.
CityNews: Top Stories (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago
The International Monetary Fund says it strongly endorses a plan by rich countries to fight the global credit crisis.
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago
The world body has warned that markets could drop by another 20 per cent
People Daily (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Even as the global financial meltdown continues to spread like a contagion across shores wrecking economies and financial institutions, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected its impact on India as minimal, the Hindu reported Sunday. At a press conference on the World Economic Outlook in Washington earlier this week, IMF's Economic Counselor and Director (Research Department) Oliver Blanchard...
Examiner (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago
The International Monetary Fund says it strongly endorses a plan by rich countries to fight the global credit crisis.
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Finance leaders from the International Monetary Fund's 185 member countries on Saturday endorsed a plan by major economies to chart a course out of the credit crisis, hoping the broader support will calm markets.
