Russia nominates Czech to lead IMF
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"We will respect the conclusions of the council of economic and finance ministers of the EU"  Russia has nominated Josef Tosovsky, a former Czech prime minister and head of that country's central bank, to head the International Monetary Fund, a move that puts the Kremlin and the European Union at odds. via The Jersey Journal
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The Czech Republic said on Tuesday it would not be intimidated by Russia over plans to site parts of a U.S. missile defence system on its soil, and said attempts at "blackmail" by Moscow would backfire.Comment
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Mr. Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), will travel to Moscow, Russia (November 17-18), Berlin, Germany (November 19-21), Warsaw, Poland (November 21-22), and Oviedo, ...
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The man expected to be Russia's next president, Dmitry Medvedev, wants a reduced state role in the economy.
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The International Monetary Fund's managing director, Rodrigo de Rato, is to step down in October.
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The IMF board will meet on Monday at the prompting of developing nations which want Europe and the United States to agree to throw open selection of a new managing director to candidates from around the globe, officials said on Friday.
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Russia s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in the course of his visit to the Czech Republic on Wednesday, will discuss expansion of Russian-Czech trade and economic cooperation, Alexander Yakovenko, an official ...
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Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov has appointed a new chief negotiator with Ukraine on the status of the Azov Sea, Interfax news agency said Monday.
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President Vladimir Putin chose a little-known government official to become Russia's new prime minister Wednesday, a surprise move that set off fevered speculation over whether loyal technocrat Viktor Zubkov was being groomed to replace Putin next spring.
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BRUSSELS, Jul 10 (IPS) - The European Union's finance ministers have  decided that Frenchman Dominique Strauss-Kahn should head the  International Monetary Fund (IMF), despite calls for the post to  be opened up to candidates from poor countries.
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Russia's economy threatens to overheat and monetary policymakers should shift their focus from producing dramatic growth figures to implementing anti-inflation measures, IMF director general Rodrigo Rato said on arrival to Moscow.
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PRAGUE- The Czech Republic will get almost two billion crowns in the next five years under a memorandum of understanding which Norwegian Foreign Minister Jan Petersen and his Czech counterpart Cyril Svoboda ...
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International forum of ICDC in Costa Rica, photo: Freddy Valverde Deputy-Chairman of the Czech Senate Jan Ruml and lower house Deputy Petr Bratsky, represented the Czech Republic as they joined influential ...
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New Zealand will later today become the first country in the world to sign a Working Holiday Scheme with the Czech Republic, says Foreign Minister Phil Goff.
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President Vladimir Putin told the director general of the International Monetary Fund, Rodrigo Rato, on Thursday that Moscow was ready to pay off its debts early because the budget was benefiting from soaring prices for Russia&#39;s energy exports.
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Russia&#39;s executive director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that former French finance minister Dominique Strauss-Kahn lacks the skills needed to be the next IMF managing director, the Financial Times reported Saturday.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The European Union chose Dominique Strauss-Kahn on Tuesday to head the International Monetary Fund, putting the former French finance minister in line to succeed Rodrigo de Rato in October.