2007-05
19 14:55:57G8 MEETING US' Kimmitt keeps his name in the World Bank ring
POTSDAM, Germany (Thomson Financial) - Robert Kimmitt, the US' deputy Treasury Secretary, refused to rule himself out of the running for the top job at the World Bank following the resignation of Paul Wolfowitz, who will leave at the end of June.
2007-05
19 13:30:11G8 MEETING G8 urges China to adopt 'responsible' practices in Africa aid
FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - G8 finance ministers have urged China and other countries lending to Africa to adopt 'responsible' practices when giving aid to the continent in order to ensure the money is managed well and can be repaid.
2007-05
19 13:06:11G8 MEETING G8 agree on plan to develop bond markets in emerging countries
POTSDAM, Germany (Thomson Financial) - The finance ministers of the G8 group of eight industrialised nations said they have agreed to develop the bond markets in emerging and developing countries to make them less dependent on borrowing money and to promote economic growth.
2007-05
19 12:56:00G8 MEETING Ministers urge further efforts for successful Doha round
POTSDAM, Germany (Thomson Financial) - G8 finance ministers appeared to toughen up their language with regard to a successful outcome of the Doha trade round by the end of this year.
2007-05
19 12:51:41G8 MEETING G8 urges China to adopt 'responsible' practices in aid to Africa
FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - G8 finance ministers have urged China and other countries lending to Africa to adopt 'responsible' practices when giving aid to the continent in order to ensure the money is managed well and can be repaid.
2007-05
19 12:34:45G8 MEETING Ministers urge continued vigilance on hedge funds
POTSDAM, Germany (Thomson Financial) - G8 finance ministers urged the need for continued vigilance on the growth of hedge funds and laid out some early ideas on how the fast-growing industry should improve its practices.
2007-05
19 12:11:27G8 MEETING Ministers say need to be vigilant on hedge funds - draft
POTSDAM, Germany (Thomson Financial) - G8 finance ministers said they need to be vigilant on the growth of hedge funds.
2007-05
19 12:08:10G8 MEETING Ministers concerned by high energy prices - draft communique
POTSDAM, Germany (Thomson Financial) - G8 finance ministers voiced concern about 'high and volatile energy prices', according to a draft of the communique to be issued at the end of their meeting here, sources said.
2007-05
19 12:03:22G8 MEETING Ministers say need to be vigilant on growth of hedge funds - draft
POTSDAM, Germany (Thomson Financial) - G8 finance ministers said they need to be vigilant on the growth of hedge funds. For more information and to contact AFX: www.afxnews.com and www.afxpress.com