Counting the Cost -IMF in Focus – 9 Oct 09 – Pt 2
AlJazeeraEnglish
October 09, 2009
A special focus on the International Monetary Fund and whether it is suited for its purpose. There were violent protests on the streets of Istanbul as the IMF held its annual meeting. We look at wh…
Counting the Cost -IMF in Focus – 9 Oct 09 – Pt 1
AlJazeeraEnglish
October 09, 2009
A special focus on the International Monetary Fund and whether it is suited for its purpose. There were violent protests on the streets of Istanbul as the IMF held its annual meeting. We look at wh…
FINANCE: IMF Loan Policies Worsening Crisis, NGOs Say
Global Analyst Online – Global News Blog / IPS
Adrianne Appel
BOSTON, U.S., Oct 6 (IPS) – While world leaders banter about International Monetary Fund and World Bank business in Istanbul, NGOs critical of the way the Bretton Woods institutions operate are not letting up pressure.
The IMF needs to change its policies, not just [...]
G20: IMF Finds a New Unpopularity
Global Analyst Online – Global News Blog / IPS
By Pavol Stracansky
BRATISLAVA, Sep 25 (IPS) – When some Eastern European states faced economic collapse as the financial crisis took hold, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) stepped in and offered governments huge loans.
But, as the G20 summit in Pittsburgh considers reform of the IMF, [...]
