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United Kingdom and Germany want IMF to have more money

United Kingdom and Germany want IMF to have more money

LONDON (AP) -- The International Monetary Fund needs more money to bail out struggling countries, the leaders of France and Germany said Thursday.  Full Story  
30 October 2008, 22:10 | Associated Press
Russia tycoons bailout could turn into Kremlin trap

Russia tycoons bailout could turn into Kremlin trap

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has spent $8 billion from its foreign exchange reserves to help some of its richest men to refinance foreign debts and the names of the recipients give a clue to the Kremlin's favorites.  Full Story  
30 October 2008, 21:42 | Reuters
Russia begins oligarch bailout

Russia begins oligarch bailout

MOSCOW (AP) - The Russian government has agreed to loan $4.5 billion to metals magnate Oleg Deripaska to help him pay off a loan to a group of Western banks, newspapers reported Thursday.  Full Story  
30 October 2008, 15:42 | Associated Press
Bondarchuk:  Russia pushing Ukraine out of arms market

Bondarchuk: Russia pushing Ukraine out of arms market

(Reuters) - Russia is waging an "information war" against Ukraine to try to push it out of lucrative arms markets, the head of Ukraine's main arms export agency was quoted as saying on Wednesday.  Full Story  
30 October 2008, 14:40 | Reuters
Russia seeks sales, not strife, in U.S. backyard

Russia seeks sales, not strife, in U.S. backyard

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian naval missions and strategic bomber sorties to Venezuela are a showcase for arms exports, not an attempt to nurture Latin American allies for a new Cold War with Washington, diplomats and analysts say.  Full Story  
30 October 2008, 14:14 | Reuters
Hr 80,000 stolen in a bank robbery in city center

Hr 80,000 stolen in a bank robbery in city center

A central branch of a large bank was robbed in Kyiv on Oct. 29, with Hr 80,000 stolen from its cash register, according to Korrepsondent web site. The bank’s name was not revealed, but media said its branch was located on Volodymyrska street.  Full Story   30 October 2008, 12:56
Russian currency reserves drop $31 billion in one week

Russian currency reserves drop $31 billion in one week

MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's hard currency reserves dropped a record $31 billion last week as the country spent money on keeping the ruble from plummeting and the banking sector from melting down, the central bank said Thursday.  Full Story  
30 October 2008, 12:41 | Associated Press
McCain, Obama European  policies at a glance

McCain, Obama European policies at a glance

(AP) - A look at the U.S. presidential candidates' views on European issues:  Full Story  
30 October 2008, 11:10 | Reuters
Belarus to loosen grip on economy for IMF loan

Belarus to loosen grip on economy for IMF loan

MINSK, Belarus (AP) - Belarus is seeking a $2 billion international loan as a precaution, officials said Wednesday, insisting the former Soviet republic's economy had not been badly affected by the global economic crisis.  Full Story  
30 October 2008, 10:59 | Associated Press
U.S. fed cuts key interest rate to 1 percent, Asian markets surge

U.S. fed cuts key interest rate to 1 percent, Asian markets surge

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve slashed a key interest rate by half a percentage point, driving it to a level seen only once before in the last half-century, and the U.S. government finally began distributing funds from the billions in the financial rescue package  Full Story  
30 October 2008, 10:25 | Associated Press

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