DSK: the view from inside Rikers Island jail
As IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn spends his second night in Rikers prison in New York, Jon Snow looks at conditions inside the jail.
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In the Queen’s speech in May there is expected to be an announcement that the ban on filming court proceedings will be lifted, writes ITN’s Head of Compliance, John Battle.
Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn says his sexual liaison with a hotel maid was a “moral failing”.
French judges order an investigation into the role of new IMF head Christine Lagarde for approving a compensation payout to a friend of President Nicolas Sarkozy when she was French finance minister.
Newly appointed IMF managing director Christine Lagarde calls for “national unity” in Greece to push through austerity measures, ahead of a parliamentary vote.
Chancellor George Osborne has called Christine Lagarde’s appointment to head the International Monetary Fund “good news for the global economy and for Britain”.
The International Monetary Fund was targeted by a sophisticated cyber attack earlier this year which infiltrated the intergovernmental group which overseas the global financial system.
G8 leaders are expected to approve a multi-billion dollar aid package to support Tunisia and Egypt, and will discuss issues ranging from the IMF leadership to global internet regulation.
French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde announces her candidature to replace Dominique Strauss-Kahn as IMF managing director – but she faces opposition from the developing economies.
France’s Christine Lagarde is favourite, while a trailing Gordon Brown has failed to secure David Cameron’s backing. We look at the main candidates to succeed Dominique Strauss-Kahn at the IMF.
As IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn spends his second night in Rikers prison in New York, Jon Snow looks at conditions inside the jail.
Chancellor tells Channel 4 News the VAT increase – identified by the Bank of England as a contributing factor to today’s CPI increase – was essential in dealing with the budget deficit.
Our Economics Editor on how DSK’s absence from the International Monetary Fund may be bad news for Greece – and lead to more austerity in the eurozone.
In the not-very-funny economics joke, the IMF stands for “it’s mostly fiscal”. That’s a reference to its long-held ideology of forcing developing countries to cut spending and budget deficits in response to almost any financial crisis. It was a sort of cosmic chastity belt on fiscal profligacy. So what better ally for the prospective iron…
Virtually every international operative of any stature was there, in one vast room. The ‘there’, was here, in Geneva, the UN’s other home. Ban Ki-Moon came in at 9am, spoke for 10 minutes and disappeared.