In IMF talks, US shifts toward debt-forgiveness pact
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WASHINGTON With public pledges and in private conversations, Britain managed over the weekend to move the United States closer to full forgiveness of the debts of the poorest countries during the annual meetings of the World Bank and the International
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China and the United States agreed broad steps on Friday to tackle global economic imbalances as two days of talks to ease trade and currency strains ended with good intentions but modest substance.
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China pledged to move toward a flexible exchange rate, the US Treasury Department said, hours ahead of a key meeting of the world's top finance chiefs who are expected to press Beijing to ease its currency policies.
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WASHINGTON Oct. 2, 2004 - The United States and its major economic allies struggled Saturday to resolve deep differences over how best to relieve the heavy debt burden for Iraq and the world&#39;s poorest countries.
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Argentina submitted on Monday to the US Securities and Exchange Commission its offer to restructure $100 billion in defaulted debt, clearing the way for a world-record debt swap, Economy Ministry spokesman
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The United States will try to convince more of Iraq&#39;s creditors to forgive the country&#39;s debt, Treasury Secretary John Snow said on Friday.
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The International Monetary Fund took a first step yesterday toward retooling itself to reflect major changes in the global economy, agreeing to increase the power that several fast-growing countries have over its policies and promising to boost their clout more in the next two years.
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BERLIN: The United States, Germany and other G7 nations agreed yesterday to write off up to 80 per cent or $33 billion of Iraq&#39;s Paris Club debt, which could pave the way for a wider international accord, officials said.
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The United States and China announced  on Wednesday that they were forming a new economic discussion  pact to take on long-term challenges and to expand relations  between the two countries.
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The Bush Administration said on  Wednesday tsunami-hit countries that want long-term debt relief  would have to choose between that and other U.S. aid.
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The United States on Friday completely forgave &#36;4.1 billion in debt Iraq owed it and urged other nations not part of an international debt relief agreement to follow suit.
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Talks on rebalancing voting power in  the International Monetary Fund start on Monday with some major  emerging economies already complaining that an opening proposal  fails to clearly spell out changes needed to give them more say  in the institution.
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THE worldâs leading finance officials and ministers yesterday failed to reach agreement on debt relief for the poorest nations. Wrapping up a weekend of IMF and World Bank talks in Washington, no agreement appeared to have been secured.
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Finance chiefs from leading industrialized countries must bridge a transatlantic rift over how much of Iraq's foreign debt to write-off if they are to make progress toward a deal at a meeting this week.
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Iraq cleared around $81 million in  debt it owed the International Monetary Fund late last week,  fund sources said on Monday, opening the way for the first aid  to flow from the global lender to Iraq.
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The Group of Seven major industrial nations agreed yesterday to allow tsunami-stricken countries to defer debt payments, a largely symbolic gesture but one that could boost broader debt-relief initiatives for poor nations later this year.
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The Paris Club of creditor nations on Saturday was debating a plan to write off as much as 80 percent of the debts Iraq owes them, a key step in the United States' push to ease the financial burden on the nation as it tries to rebuild.