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NEWSMAKER-IMF's Lagarde - a pragmatist in austerity debate
ReutersBy Catherine Bremer PARIS, May 23 (Reuters) - Christine Lagarde has made her mark as International Monetary Fund chief by taking a firm yet pragmatic stance in the austerity-versus-growth debate raging as Europe struggles to pull itself out of a long...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, International Monetary Fund, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Nicolas Sarkozy, Dominique Strauss-Kahn
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IMF's Lagarde: a pragmatist in austerity debate
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - Christine Lagarde has made her mark as International Monetary Fund chief by taking a firm yet pragmatic stance in the austerity-versus-growth debate raging as Europe struggles to pull itself out of a long crisis. Lagarde, who was...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, International Monetary Fund, International Trade, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Nicolas Sarkozy
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EU wants big companies to reveal national tax bills
ReutersBRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's top regulatory official is seeking to force large companies to disclose how much tax they pay in each country where they operate, a measure some politicians say could curb tax avoidance. Michel Barnier, the European...Tags: G20, David Cameron, Summits, Apple Inc., European Parliament
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IMF chief Christine Lagarde questioned by French judge
PARIS -- Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund, was questioned by a judge Thursday over her role in a $366-million payout to a businessman supporter of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Lagarde appeared in a Paris court to...
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Bosnia under pressure to change if it wants EU membership
Reuters* Bosnia's EU prospects falling further behind * Brussels says can assist, facilitate where needed * Sarajevo needs to act or face consequences By Martin Santa BRUSSELS, May 23 (Reuters) - Bosnia is falling behind on commitments to human rights and...Tags: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Parliament, Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, Human Rights
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UK, France to join resource transparency initiative -sources
ReutersGENEVA/LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - The UK and French governments are set to join a global initiative that will require oil and mining firms to comply with new disclosure measures aimed at reducing corruption, sources involved in the process said on...Tags: American Petroleum, Metal and Mineral, National Government, Mining, Politics
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COLUMN - Prosperity without power
Reuters(David Rohde is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By David Rohde May 22 (Reuters) - In Moscow, they are "non-Soviet Russians." In New Delhi, they are a "political Goliath" that may soon awake. In Beijing and São Paolo, they are lawyers...Tags: Pakistan, Dilma Rousseff, Brazil, Business Enterprises, Pulitzer Prize Awards
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Ken Griffin calls Illinois tax incentives cronyism
Tribune staff reporterCitadel founder Kenneth Griffin named and shamed local corporations that have taken tax incentives from the state’s financially strapped government in a Monday evening speech to a prominent Chicago business group. "The last election cycle I called...Tags: Chicago Tribune, Chicago Mayor, Ken Griffin, Economy, Business and Finance, Michael Madigan
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China charges six in sex video 'extortion' case
ReutersBEIJING (Reuters) - A court in the city of Chongqing has charged six people with working together to blackmail government officials by recording videos of them having sex, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday. The six were charged with...Tags: Chongqing (China), Xi Jinping, Organized Crime, Politics, Bo Xilai
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China charges six in sex video "extortion" case
ReutersBEIJING, May 22 (Reuters) - A court in the city of Chongqing has charged six people with working together to blackmail government officials by recording videos of them having sex, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday. The six were...Tags: Chongqing (China), Organized Crime, Xi Jinping, Politics, Blackmail and Extortion
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Iran's rulers risk alienating voters by candidate bans
ReutersDUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's clerical rulers may have sought to remove any challenge to their grip by barring two vivid contenders from next month's presidential election, but they risk alienating voters already disillusioned by the violent aftermath of the...Tags: Bashar Assad, Iran, Iran Presidential Election (2009), Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Islam
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Witness undermines case against Russian protest leader
Reuters* Governor doubts Navalny harmed Kirov region * Putin foe faces up to 10 years in jail if convicted * Navalny says testimony unlikely to bring acquittal KIROV, Russia, May 22 (Reuters) - A Russian official undermined state prosecutors' case against...Tags: Justice System, Career and Workplace, Theft, Russia, Dmitry Medvedev
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