IMF Group Fails to Reach Concensus on Debt Relief Program
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The 24 member policy making group of the International Monetary Fund met Saturday in Washington and failed to reach consensus on implementing a more generous debt relief program for the world&#39;s poorest countries.
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The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday the third review of Argentina&#39;s $13 billion loan program was delayed but both sides were still talking.
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The Group of Seven wealthy nations  pledged to increase Third World debt relief on Saturday but a  deal struck after major disagreements fell short of proposals  floated by British finance minister Gordon Brown.
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The IMF has said it will negotiate with Argentina after  the country's debt swap, that was delayed until 17 January.
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A childrenâs charity says it wasnât told of mortgage debt risks.
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Uncertainty in global markets over  the size of losses caused by the current financial turmoil will  likely keep investors unsettled in the near term, the  International Monetary Fund warned on Monday.
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WASHINGTON - World finance leaders, struggling to find a way to help the world&#39;s poorest countries get out from under huge debts, did not reach agreement Saturday, but promised to devise a new plan by year&#39;s end.
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G-7 approves debt relief, but British 'Marshall Plan' for poor countries faces US skepticism.
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Squabbling over voting clout soured   the International Monetary Fund's annual meeting on Sunday as   countries lined up to find fault with a plan crafted to reflect   a shifting balance of power in the world economy.
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Gold fell to a near four-month low on  Monday as the market tried to guess what the IMF might say  about using its huge gold reserves to help finance debt relief  for poor countries.
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Trade officials failed to resolve their dispute over government subsidies to aircraft manufacturers, especially Airbus and Boeing.
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Wealthy countries are balking at financing World Bank projects because of their own budget problems and lingering questions over the bankâs relevance.
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Large pension schemes fail to say how they manage the environmental and social impact of investments, a pressure group says.
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The price of gold falls after the IMF said it will look at ways of using its gold reserves to provide debt relief for poor nations.
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Canada announced a debt payment moratorium on Thursday for countries struck by the Indian Ocean tsunami, and said it would speak with other creditor nations about offering relief.
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The International Monetary Fund's  top policy-making group on Saturday failed to close divisions  over debt relief for the world's poorest countries.
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LONDON, Feb 5 (IPS) - In response to a massive civil society campaign   spearheaded by Nelson Mandela to make poverty history, G7  finance  ministers agreed Saturday to examine debt relief for the  poorest  countries on a ''case-by-case''  basis.