Dominique Strauss-Kahn
IMF chief apologises for affair
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has apologised for an affair with a former staff member, saying the relationship was "a serious error of judgment."
IMF wants global action, warns of risk of meltdown
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged policymakers around the world to step up efforts to tackle the rapid deterioration of the global financial system.
Mexico's Ortiz to sit on IMF reform committee
Guillermo Ortiz, the governor of the Bank of Mexico, will be the only central bank representative on the International Monetary Fund's governance reform committee.
IMF to probe oil-price surge
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) responded to the G8's request for an investigation into the recent rise in oil prices, saying that it will carry out the work.
Fund directors lead exodus
The International Monetary Fund has conducted the first in a series of directorial reshuffles after six senior managers opted for voluntary redundancy.
IMF chief calls for public intervention in credit
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said on 6 April that he thinks the need for "public intervention" in the credit crisis is becoming more evident.
Major reforms in view for IMF
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has backed a resolution that would achieve a major change in the representation of many emerging countries as well as allowing poorer countries a bigger say in the way the Fund is run.
DSK praises central banks
The European Central Bank (ECB) and the US Federal Reserve received plaudits from Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, on Monday 17 March.
Strauss-Kahn complains of "overly powerful" ECB
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, has said that the lack of a political counterweight for the European Central Bank (ECB) has made the institution too powerful.
IMF head wants harmonisation of collateral rules
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, has called on central banks to coordinate policy on open-market operations.
Emerging markets set to suffer, says IMF head
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, has said that the turmoil in the US subprime market will affect emerging market growth.
World Bank poll less pessimistic than IMF outlook
Financial turmoil is likely to have a relatively small impact on the global outlook, the World Bank's optimistic Global Economic Prospects finds.
ECB holds rates, but hawkish tone goes
Jean-Claude Trichet, the president of the European Central Bank, revealed a shift to a more dovish outlook as the governing council held rates at 4% for the eighth straight month.
The future of the IMF
Getting the emerging markets involved is the right way to go, says Norbert Walter, the head of economic research at Deutsche Bank, in this op-ed piece written for Central Bank News.
Strauss-Kahn takes over at IMF
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, France's former finance minister, began his five-year term at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday. He acknowledged that he is taking over at a time when the Fund desperately needs reform and to reach out to emerging…
De Rato's final speech presents gloomy outlook
Rodrigo de Rato, the outgoing managing director of the International Monetary Fund, said on Monday that the recent banking crisis has exposed weaknesses and will hamper growth in the coming years.
Padoa-Schioppa to chair IMFS
Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Italy's economy and finance minister, is to head the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC).
Strauss-Kahn appeases emerging states with votes
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who will become the tenth managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in November, plans to give developing countries more power at the Fund.
Strauss-Kahn set to become IMF managing director
In keeping with tradition, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recruited another EU-backed appointee - Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former French finance minister - to succeed Rodrigo de Rato as head.
Tosovsky and Strauss-Kahn interview for IMF head
Josef Tosovsky's and Dominique Strauss-Kahn's respective statements to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the role of managing director touched on similar problems. But their solutions differed vastly.
Strauss-Kahn and Tosovsky vie for top IMF job
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former French finance minister, and Josef Tosovsky, the head of the Financial Stability Institute, are the only two candidates for the top job at the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Europe's IMF domination to end with Strauss-Kahn?
Jean-Claude Juncker, the prime minister of Luxembourg, has said that Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the EU's nominee to head the International Monetary Fund (IMF), will be the last managing director to come from the EU for the "foreseeable future".
Russia piles on pressure for Tosovsky
Aleksei Mozhin, Russia's executive director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), reiterated his country's support for Josef Tosovsky to head the organisation.
Russia wants Czech governor Tosovsky to head IMF
Russia has nominated Josef Tosovsky, the former head of the Czech National Bank and the current chair of the Bank for International Settlements' Financial Stability Institute, to take over from Rodrigo Rato at the International Monetary Fund (IMF).