2007-09
15 14:50:21ECOFIN Ministers agree IMF job may go to non-EU candidate in future
PORTO, Portugal (Thomson Financial) - EU finance ministers are willing to abolish Europe's monopoly on the top job at the IMF and to open up the post to developing countries, Portuguese finance minister Fernando Teixeira dos Santos said.
2007-09
15 14:17:09ECOFIN Ministers say clearing, settlement code has boosted price transparency
PORTO, Portugal (Thomson Financial) - Portuguese finance minister Fernando Teixeira dos Santos, whose country holds the EU presidency, said European finance chiefs believe the code of conduct which has been put in place in Europe's clearing and settlement industry has boosted price transparency.
2007-09
15 14:11:35ECOFIN Sarkozy criticises euro group's Juncker for lack of initiative
PORTO, Portugal (Thomson Financial) - French president Nicolas Sarkozy accused euro group president Jean-Claude Juncker of lack of initiative.
2007-09
15 13:57:58ECOFIN Trichet defends ECB against Sarkozy's criticism UDPATE
PORTO, Portugal (Thomson Financial) - European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet defended the ECB's response to the current market turmoil against criticism by French president Nicolas Sarkozy.
2007-09
15 13:31:58ECOFIN Trichet defends ECB reaction to crisis against Sarkozy's criticism
PORTO, Portugal (Thomson Financial) - European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet defended the ECB's response to the current market turmoil against criticism by French president Nicolas Sarkozy.
2007-09
15 12:19:22Sarkozy criticises euro group's Juncker for lack of initiative
PARIS (Thomson Financial) - French president Nicolas Sarkozy lashed out against euro group president Jean-Claude Juncker, accusing him of lack of initiative in an interview with French daily Le Monde.
2007-09
15 12:04:44Sarkozy says 'curious' of ECB to inject cash into markets without cutting rates
PARIS (Thomson Financial) - French president Nicolas Sarkozy said it was 'curious' that the European Central Bank injected liquidity into the money markets without cutting interest rates. For more information and to contact AFX: www.afxnews.com and www.afxpress.com