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Christine Lagarde and Jim Yong Kim, held separate press conferences to outline their agendas for this year’s IMF-World Bank annual meetings. They both addressed the importance of…

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew gave a speech on U.S. global economic leadership, and challenges facing the world economy.He also took questions from moderator Sebastian Mallaby and audience…

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde delivered remarks on her organization’s role in spurring development around the world. She also took questions on a variety…

Secretary Jack Lew gave the Department of the Treasury’s annual report on the status of the international financial system. Topics discussed included Export-Import Bank renewal, proposed…

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde briefed reporters and responded to questions before the International Monetary Fund-World Bank Group annual meeting at…

Jim Yong Kim held a press briefing at the 2014 Spring International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank meeting. Topics included reform efforts, global climate change, Ukraine and the…

Christine Lagarde held a press briefing at the 2014 Spring International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank meeting. She addressed IMF reforms, Ukraine and the effects of sanctions against…

Christine Lagarde talked about the state of the global economy. She said the IMF (International Monetary Fund) would likely forecast an overall downward economic trend globally, despite recent positive…

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND 2012 Annual Meeting News conference wrapping up the IMF Bank meeting Press Briefing: Tharman Shanmugaratnam , International Monetary and Financial…

Christine LaGarde spoke about the International Monetary Fund agenda. In her speech she said the U.S. can move more slowly than its European counterparts toward deficit reduction but warned that long…

Mr. Blustein talked about his book And the Money Kept Rolling In (and Out): Wall Street, the IMF, and the Bankrupting of Argentina, published by PublicAffairs. The book described the…

Christine Lagarde spoke at a news conference ahead of the World Bank-International Monetary Fund annual meeting. She said the current economic situation was entering a “dangerous phase,”…

The new managing director and chair of the International Monetary Fund gave her first official news conference since taking the job. She most recently served as the finance minister of…

International Monetary Fund and World Bank held their annual meetings in Washington, D.C. on October 9-10, 2010. IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn and IMF Finance Committee Chair…

Arvind Subramanian talked about the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) decision to offer Greece $39 billion in aid over three years. Topics included the implications of what happens if the…

Dominique Strauss-Kahn spoke on new flexible lending programs and other efforts the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will use to help low-income countries through the deepest post-war…

A portion of the BBC newscast Newsnight. This section focused on the G-20 Economic Summit that met in London on April 1-2, 2009. The broadcast presented the goals of numerous countries, the…

Joseph Schatz talked about the role of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the global economy, the upcoming discussion at the G20, and calls by other member countries for more power within…

Dominique Strauss-Kahn spoke to the press and answered questions at the International Monetary Fund headquarters about the upcoming annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank.

Mark Plant talked about a new report by the IMF on rising food and fuel prices, especially how it impacts the ability of countries to not only to feed their people but to also provide…