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Tag Archives: International economics

30Nov/15

IMF approves China’s yuan for benchmark currency basket

November 30, 2015FinanceAsian Monetary Unit, Beijing, cent, China, Chinese yuan, Christine Lagarde, Currencies of the Caribbean, Currency, Currency symbols, Economy, Foreign exchange market, Hong Kong dollar, International economics, International Monetary Fund, International trade, Japanese yen, Pound sterling, Renminbi, Special drawing rights, United States, Washington D.C., Yuansmbale

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde announces the Chinese Yuan will be added to the Special Drawing Rights (SDR) basket alongside the dollar, euro, pound sterling and yen.
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30Jun/15

Analyst says Germany playing “dangerous game of chicken” with Greece

June 30, 2015EconomyAngela Merkel, Athens, Business/Finance, Christine Lagarde, Cuba, Decades, Economics, Economy, European debt crisis, European sovereign debt crisis, European sovereign debt crisis timeline, Eurozone crisis, Financial crises, Germany, Government, Greece, Greek government debt crisis, History by period, International economics, International Monetary Fund, International relations, Late-2000s financial crisis, Robert Shapiro, Sudan, U.S. analyst, United Nations Development Group, United States, Washington D.C., Zimbabwesmbale

As Greece pleads for a short-term bailout extension to avert a midnight default, a U.S. analyst says Germany must urge the IMF to offer some sort of face-saving measure for Greece or risk further economic fallout.

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12Jun/15

DSK acquitted of “aggravated pimping”

June 12, 2015PoliticsAlumni of the University of Bristol, ccla investment management, Chief, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, DSK, Economics, France, Henri Leclerc, International economics, International Monetary Fund, International relations, James Bevan, Jewish surnames, Kahn, Law/Crime, lawyer, New York, New York v. Strauss-Kahn, Organizations, Strauss, Surnames, United Nationssmbale

(REUTERS) – It was expected and now it’s official.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s lawyer leaves a French court with the news of his client’s acquittal.

DSK, as he’s known in France, was found not guilty of hiring prostitutes for a party he and others attended.
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17Feb/15

Prosecutor asks for Strauss-Kahn acquittal in French sex trial

February 17, 2015CrimeAlumni of the University of Bristol, Brussels, Dominique Strauss, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Economics, Emmanuel Daoud, France, Gilles Maton, Human behavior, Humans, International economics, International Monetary Fund, International relations, Jewish surnames, Kahn, Law/Crime, Laws regarding prostitution, Lille, New York, New York v. Strauss-Kahn, Paris, PASCAL ROSSIGNOL, Pimp, Procuring, prosecutor, Prostitution, Sex industry, Strauss, Strauss-Kahn, Surnames, Tristane Banon, United States, Washingtonsmbale

The prosecutor in the pimping trial of Dominique Strauss-Kahn says the former IMF boss should be acquitted.

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17Feb/15

Civil parties in Strauss-Kahn trial drop damages claim

February 17, 2015CrimeAlumni of the University of Bristol, David Lepidi, Dodo la Saumure, Dominique Alderweireld, Dominique Alderweireld (Dodo), Dominique Strauss, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Economics, Entertainment, France, Human behavior, Human sexuality, Humans, International economics, International Monetary Fund, Kahn, Law/Crime, Laws regarding prostitution, lawyer, Lille, New York v. Strauss-Kahn, Pimp, Procuring, Prostitution, Sex industry, Sorin Margulis, Strauss, Strauss-Kahnsmbale

Civil parties in the pimping trial of Dominique Strauss-Kahn — including prostitutes and prostitution charities — drop their damages claim against the former IMF boss.

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10Feb/15

Strauss-Kahn denies knowing sex party women were prostitutes

February 10, 2015PoliticsAlumni of the University of Bristol, Beatrice Legrain, Brussels, Chief, Corinne Dreyfus-Schmidt, Dominique Alderweireld, Dominique Strauss, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Economics, Emmanuel Daoud, Entertainment, France, French court, Human behavior, Human sexuality, Humans, International economics, International Monetary Fund, Jewish surnames, Kahn, Law/Crime, Laws regarding prostitution, lawyer, Lille, Mounia, New York, New York v. Strauss-Kahn, Paris, Pimp, Procuring, Prostitution, Sex industry, Social Issues, Strauss, Strauss-Kahn, United States, Washingtonsmbale

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn denies knowing that the women at sex parties he attended were prostitutes.
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