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IMF Managing Director Urges Global Cooperation for Global Challenges

February 23, 2020/IMF Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today at the conclusion of the Group of 20 (G20) meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia:  “We met at a time of particular uncertainty. At the […]

G20 on Economic Impact of COVID-19: IMF Says Global Health Emergency Disrupts Activity in China

February 22, 2020/IMF Remarks by IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva to G20 on Economic Impact of COVID-19 Today in Riyadh, Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), made the following statement at the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting: “In January, we projected global growth to […]

Morgan Stanley Buys ETrade in $13B Deal

February 20, 2020/coindesk Danny Nelson According to the Wall Street Journal, the consolidation will give Morgan Stanley an inroad with E*Trade’s 5.2 million retail investors in what will be Wall Street’s largest deal since the 2008 financial crisis. The bank is targeting this market, though Morgan Stanley’s current $2.7 trillion […]