Rich nations must not demonize us, say state funds
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DAVOS, Switzerland  - The United States and other countries must not demonize sovereign wealth funds as they come to the aid of troubled U.S. banks, some of the world's biggest state-run investors said on Thursday.
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Comment is free: Polly Toynbee: The Babylonian excesses of the rich have to be tackled fast if we are to stop our society being wrenched apart.
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The U.S. government is spending millions of dollars in the name of democracy in Venezuela &#151; bankrolling human rights seminars, training emerging leaders, advising political parties and giving to charities. But the money is raising deep suspicions among supporters of President Hugo Chavez, in part because the U.S. has refused to name many of the groups it's supporting.
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The upcoming Group of 20 meeting of finance chiefs from advanced and developing nations is not a forum for discussion of currency issues, US Treasury Secretary John Snow said amid a swirling debate over the ...
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The International Monetary Fund&#39;s top policy-making group on Saturday failed to close divisions over debt relief for the world&#39;s poorest countries.
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It's not easy being the leader of Europe's socialist "utopia," France. It takes a penchant for other people's money, a distinct anti-American attitude, and the ability to sleep on the run.
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Japanese Finance Minister Sadakazu  Tanigaki said on Friday countries should not rely just on  currencies to address global imbalances.
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Two of President Bush's top advisers refused on Sunday to rule out the possibility that wealthy people might have to pay more to help cover the cost of his move to partially privatize Social Security.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair urged rich nations on Thursday to keep their promises of financial aid to Africa, saying failure to do so could threaten the continent's progress towards prosperity and democracy.
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Why do residents of poorer states give more than denizens of the wealthier states?
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Governments must actively oppose terror but must not let that fight reduce efforts to strengthen the global economic recovery and reduce poverty in the world&#39;s poorest countries, international finance officials said Sunday.
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The power of rich nations needs to be reined in, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva tells the World Social Forum.
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Hedge funds are notoriously reticent in part because the government requires them to be. But some of them want to speak up.
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US finance minister Henry Paulson says the booming hedge fund industry does not require tighter regulation.
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The global economy should register its strongest growth in 30 years in 2004 despite soaring oil prices, which are expected to restrain the US expansion a bit, the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday.
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Recent claims that the rich do not pay their fair share in taxes donât hold up under close examination.
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The media has to be careful not to  "demonize" entire cultures, countries or ethnic groups,  otherwise it runs the risk of fomenting violence, war and even  genocide, Pope John Paul said Monday.