An International Monetary Fund delegation opened talks with Serbia Tuesday to review whether the crisis-stricken country is adhering to the terms of a euro2.9 billion ($3.97 billion) standby loan. Serbia has already drawn euro1.12 billion from the loan that was agreed last March. The withdrawal of the rest ...

IQALUIT, Canada (Reuters) - The idea of a global tax on banks to recapture bailout costs gained ground on Saturday, boosted by the Obama administration's latest proposals, but there was no agreement on a specific design. Finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of Seven rich nations called for closer study of a UK proposal for a bank levy ...

PARIS (Reuters) - Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the French politician who heads the International Monetary Fund, said on Thursday he might cut short his mandate, stoking speculation that he wants to run in France's 2012 presidential election. His term as managing director of the IMF expires in October 2012, several months after the election, which means the Socialist veteran would have to ...

PARIS (Reuters) - Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the French politician who heads the International Monetary Fund, said on Thursday he might cut short his mandate, stoking speculation that he wants to run in France's 2012 presidential election. His term as managing director of the IMF expires in October 2012, several months after the election, which means the Socialist veteran would have to ...