International Economics

Iran's nuclear negotiator Said Jalili sent a protest to EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana on Monday over the West's attitude to his country's atomic programme, a senior Iranian official said.  

Iran nuclear: Govt writes to European Union foreign policy chief (AKI) - The Iranian government's top nuclear negotiator Saiid Jalili has written a letter to the European Union's foreign policy chief Javier Solana, unnamed sources were cited as saying by Iran's official news agency IRNA...  

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Egyptian Finance Minister Youssef Boutros-Ghali was elected to chair the IMF's policy-setting committee, IMF board officials said on Monday, the first emerging country to ever hold the post.  

The Treasury on Monday named Assistant Secretary for International Economics and Development, Neel Kashkari, as head of the $700 billion government program that will buy soured investments to help restore the financial markets to health.  

MONTPELLIER, France----Over the past 30 years, IDATE's International Conference has earned its reputation as a cornerstone event for taking stock of the changes at work in the Broadband, Mobile and Media industries.  

Iran's nuclear negotiator Said Jalili has written to EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana to protest over the West's attitude to the Islamic republic's atomic programme, a senior Iranian official said on Monday.  

Prime Minister Raila Odinga Tuesday told an international Policy conference in France that the solution to the many problems currently afflicting Africa was to support its emerging leadership and their new democratic ideals and principles.  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court called Monday for renewed efforts to arrest a notorious Ugandan rebel leader following reports of a new wave of attacks.  

When Kevin Jones heard in his economics class about the Digital Policy Institute's conference, he signed up immediately. The junior telecommunications major said he was interested in hearing executives from prominent companies discuss important issues about digital policy.  

Hindi dapat mag-panic ang policy holders ng Philam Life sa nakatakdang pagbebenta ng naturang kumpanya matapos maapektuhan ng US Economic Recession ang mother company nitong AIG o American International Group....  

Museum Fees More than 60 percent of America's museums charge admission. Washington mostly spoils you with its open-door policy -- but fee-based attractions are increasing here. The privately owned International Spy Museum receives zero from the federal government and charges $18 for adults age 12...  

On August 8, 2008, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) discussed options for strengthening the policy on country contributions for technical assistance and training services provided by the Fund. The new policy for country contributions will be implemented beginning in...  

Ken Rogoff, a professor of economics at Harvard University, says the bailout will provide some confidence for a while, but won't go all the way to solve the problem. Adam Posen, deputy director and senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington, says the plan's...  

Travelers feel the pain of high domestic airfares, which rose this summer more than any year in the past quarter century. Meanwhile, many international tickets have risen to levels too steep for the budgets of many American vacationers and companies. That's translating into softer demand.  

"Lion of Jordan," by Avi Shlaim, a professor of international relations at the University of Oxford, and "King Hussein of Jordan," by Nigel Ashton, a senior lecturer at the London School of Economics and Political Science, provide insight not only into the king but into the conflicts that ravaged...