Tag: Paulo Nogueira Batista

• Thursday, August 1st 2013 - 02:59 UTC

  Brazil criticizes IMF for latest aid to Greece: worst fears could be confirmed

  

  A group of Latin American countries refused to back an IMF move this week to keep bankrolling Greece, citing risks of non-repayment, and the Fund itself said Athens might need faster debt relief from Europe.

• Monday, October 17th 2011 - 21:41 UTC

  IMF says Brazil could experience flight of capital if Euro crisis worsens

  

  Brazil could experience a flight of capital should the European sovereign-debt crisis worsen, and the country may use interest rates and US dollar reserves to combat contagion, an International Monetary Fund director said.

• Wednesday, August 31st 2011 - 00:47 UTC

  Warm reception for Strauss-Kahn in his first return to the IMF

  

  Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn apologized Monday to the institution's staff in his first return visit since charges of sexual assault against him were dropped last week. He was greeted with warm applause.

• Thursday, July 28th 2011 - 20:30 UTC

  Second rescue plan “too tough for Greece, too light for private creditors”

  

  Representatives of leading emerging market countries at the IMF have warned the Fund's management against pouring more large sums of money into Greece's second bailout, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.

• Wednesday, April 6th 2011 - 05:48 UTC

  IMF paper with proposals on capital controls triggers heated debate

  

  An IMF staff proposal to endorse capital controls in limited circumstances aroused opposition from Brazil and other nations seeking greater freedom to stem inflows of money from overseas.