Graham Hand, boss of the lobby group representing UK construction consultants, British Expertise, threatens to throttle Foreign Office officials for preventing his members from re-taking their positions in Libya... more
George Osborne must be ready to act fast and boost the economy if a global slowdown crushes the recovery, the new head of the International Monetary Fund says... more
French court decides to investigate new IMF chief Christine Lagarde's role in a 400 million dollar arbitration deal in favour of a controversial tycoon... more
Before Norway has been properly able to count its dead, let alone mourn them, the rush has begun to decipher the Utoya and Oslo massacres in political terms... more
Finally someone appears to give a toss about the state of female representation on company boards. A new code comes into practice to wake the business dinosaurs to the news that the boardroom bottoms on plush seats don't only have to belong to blokes... more
The Greek Parliament has to make one of its toughest ever decisions to impose more austerity measures on its rebellious citizens or bankrupt the nation... more
The Greek Parliament is to take one of its toughest decisions - impose more austerity measures on its rebellious citizens or bankrupt the nation... more
Former South African finance minister Trevor Manuel was today set to challenge hot favourite Christine Lagarde with a last-minute pitch for the International Monetary Fund's top job... more
Mexico's candidate for the International Monetary Fund's top job warns of more "bitter pills" to come in Europe's sovereign debt crisis as leaders brace themselves for fresh bailout loans to stricken Greece... more
French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, whose candidacy for the top International Monetary Fund job has been challenged by developing nations, says they would be fairly represented at senior positions... more
French finance minister Christine Lagarde has launched her bid to become head of the International Monetary Fund after the downfall of Dominique Strauss-Kahn in a sex scandal... more
The IMF, it seems, is the place to be if you want to get your leg over. Dominique Strauss-Kahn appears to have slept with, or tried to sleep with, every woman under the age of 70 at the organisation. Now we hear Turkish potential replacement Kemal Dervis is also a player...... more
French finance minister Christine Lagarde looks all but certain to succeed disgraced Dominque Strauss-Kahn as managing director of the International Monetary Fund having won important backing from Germany... more
The 16 countries in the eurozone grew by only 0.1% in the final three months of last year, sparking fears across financial markets that Europe could be facing a double dip recession... more
The British economy looked ever more moribund today after fresh evidence that our peers on the continent are reviving while we remain mired in recession ... more
EU finance ministers have pledged to prevent any major European bank from going bust and announced a new minimum savings guarantee that will protect depositors across the Continent... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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