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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30Nov/15
Tag Archives: International economics
30Jun/15
Analyst says Germany playing “dangerous game of chicken” with Greece
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.
12Jun/15
DSK acquitted of “aggravated pimping”
(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
The prosecutor in the pimping trial of Dominique Strauss-Kahn says the former IMF boss should be acquitted.
17Feb/15
Civil parties in Strauss-Kahn trial drop damages claim
Civil parties in the pimping trial of Dominique Strauss-Kahn — including prostitutes and prostitution charities — drop their damages claim against the former IMF boss.
10Feb/15
Strauss-Kahn denies knowing sex party women were prostitutes
Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn denies knowing that the women at sex parties he attended were prostitutes.
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