PRAGUE, April 26- Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial markets on Friday. LONDON- Coal mining firm New World Resources. PRAGUE- International Monetary Fund to organise conference "Financing CESEE's future growth: the evolving role of the banking system".
WASHINGTON, April 26- The International Monetary Fund on Friday welcomed Spain's decision to ease up on its austerity drive, saying it should aid employment while still helping to return the nation to fiscal health.
LONDON, April 25- A heated debate about Europe's austerity drive flared back into life on Thursday with leading IMF and European Central Bank officials sharply at odds and Angela Merkel declaring that Germany required higher interest rates.
LONDON, April 25- A heated debate about Europe's austerity drive flared back into life on Thursday with leading IMF and European Central Bank officials sharply at odds and Angela Merkel declaring that Germany required higher interest rates.
BERLIN, April 25- Germany is not consolidating its own budget but policy overall is appropriate, Olivier Blanchard, chief economist of the International Monetary Fund was quoted as saying on Thursday.
*Russia adds 4.7 tonnes of gold to reserve. *Gold fell combined $225 on April 12 and 15. NEW YORK/ SINGAPORE, April 24- Russia and Turkey raised their gold reserves in March, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday, increasing their holdings ahead of a spectacular plunge in prices this month which sent gold to its lowest in more than two years.
*Russia adds 4.7 tonnes of gold to reserve* Gold fell combined $225 on April 12 and 15* Current weak price may spur more buying.
"Pakistan faces difficult economic challenges and we urge the authorities to begin taking the necessary actions to stabilize the economy and lay the groundwork for future growth," Jeffrey Franks, the IMF mission chief to the country, said in a statement.
Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Wednesday urged Congress to permanently boost U.S. funding for the International Monetary Fund, saying it was essential for Washington to maintain its influence at the global lender.
Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Wednesday urged Congress to permanently boost U.S. funding for the International Monetary Fund, saying it is in Washington's interest to maintain its influence in the global lender.
WASHINGTON, April 20- Global finance officials on Saturday said monetary policy alone was not enough to restore confidence in the shaky global economy as they urged countries to take other steps to reinvigorate growth and create jobs.
WASHINGTON, April 20- Leaders of the International Monetary Fund on Saturday said an uneven global economic recovery is emerging, and policymakers must take more steps to foster swifter growth and job creation.
WASHINGTON, April 20- Leaders of the International Monetary Fund on Saturday said an uneven global economic recovery is emerging, and policymakers must take more steps to foster swifter growth and job creation.
*Brazil, Latin American economies in slower growth path. WASHINGTON, April 19- Brazil and other Latin American countries need to realize their economic boom could be over because of cooler global demand for their minerals and farm goods, International Monetary Fund officials said on Friday.
A G20 communique, issued at the semi-annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, was a small but meaningful step toward more transparency, tax justice advocates said.
*Spain no longer seen as likeliest EU sovereign bailout target. Only seven of 49 respondents said Spain would need help, down sharply from the 16 out of 48 who said it would in a March 27 poll. Slovenia, however, is expected to have to turn to the European Union and International Monetary Fund.
NICOSIA, April 19- One of Cyprus's most senior civil servants has likened his country's treatment by Germany and the IMF to the shooting of a pigeon with an atomic bomb, saying they had destroyed an economic system that worked.
*Lipper data shows India focused equity fund net outflows of $7 bln in 2012. Chidambaram is in the United States seeking foreign investment for India's ailing economy, the third-largest in Asia, before making his way to Washington for the annual spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank.