Switzerland concludes tax treaty with France
GenevaLunch News Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Swiss Finance Minister Hans-Rudolf Merz signed a new double-taxation treaty with his French counterpart, Christine Lagarde in Bern 27 August. The new...
View ArticleFrench students vow to continue strikes
GenevaLunch News Students in France are on a ten-day mid-term break but have vowed to continue opposition to President Nicolas Sarkozy’s controversial pension reform plans, which are set to be approved...
View ArticleAnd the race is on! Lagarde raises hand for IMF post
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The race is on for the top job at the International Monetary Fund, with France’s finance minister, Christine Lagarde, saying Wednesday 25 May that she wants the...
View ArticleFrance provides new IMF head: Mme Chairman Lagarde
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The IMF has replaced former director Dominique Strauss-Kahn as its director with another French citizen: “The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund...
View ArticleSpain, IMF deny bailout rumors
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Spain have both denied that bailout plans are being discussed as the organization’s chief Christine Lagarde meets with...
View ArticleArgentina responds to IMF pressure at UN
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Argentina’s president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner rejected criticism by the International Monetary Fund of her government’s presentation of economic...
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