
A French court has ordered Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), to face trial over her role in a payout of some 400 million euros ($434 million) to businessman Bernard Tapie, her lawyer said on Thursday.
by Reuters17 Dec 2015, 9:00 AM PST0

In approving the Chinese yuan as a 10.92 percent participant as a reserve currency in the global basket, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned that China’s inclusion could push up interest rates.
by Chriss W. Street1 Dec 2015, 5:31 AM PST0

Contents: Greece heads for further chaos with referendum on Sunday; IMF report on Greece raising concerns about IMF’s credibility; China hunts for ‘stock manipulators’ as market crashes
by John J. Xenakis4 Jul 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Contents: Australia accused of paying people smugglers to take migrants to Indonesia; Pakistan shuts down ‘Save the Children’ and threatens other NGOs; France’s Dominique Strauss-Kahn acquitted of ‘aggravated pimping’
by John J. Xenakis13 Jun 2015, 8:44 AM PST0

ISIS claims responsibility of major terrorist attack in east Afghanistan; Afghanistan becomes more ungovernable as US-led coalition withdraws; Greece scrapes the bottom of the barrel as bankruptcy talk increases
by John J. Xenakis19 Apr 2015, 9:22 AM PST0

Pakistan parliament debates sending troops to Yemen to support Saudi Arabia; Greece confirms that it will pay the IMF on Thursday and avoid bankruptcy
by John J. Xenakis7 Apr 2015, 4:00 AM PST0