PARIS — French prosecutors said Wednesday that Stéphane Richard, the chief executive of France Télécom, would be formally investigated for his role in a politically charged case that ... Read more
ATHENS — Under pressure from its creditors to cut public employment, the Greek government said Tuesday that it was closing down its state-run television and radio broadcaster, idling 2,900 people — ... Read more
ATHENS — In a surprise move, Greece’s conservative-led coalition government shut down the state broadcaster on Tuesday as part of a cost-cutting drive imposed by the country’s foreign ... Read more
ATHENS — In a surprise move, Greece’s conservative-led coalition government said Tuesday that it would shut down the state broadcaster Net as part of a cost-cutting drive imposed by the ... Read more
BRUSSELS — After a series of nightlong crisis meetings on Cyprus, the European Union’s economic policy chief, Olli Rehn, remarked that his wife had started complaining that he spent more time with ... Read more
WASHINGTON — The International Monetary Fund released an internal report on Wednesday that sharply criticizes its first bailout program for Greece, the latest in a series of partial mea culpas as the fund ... Read more
HONG KONG — The International Monetary Fund trimmed its growth forecast for China on Wednesday, flagged concerns about the rapid expansion in lending in the country’s vast economy and urged a ... Read more
Christine Lagarde, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, was made an “assisted witness” on Friday in an investigation by French judges into allegations of possible fraud ... Read more
LONDON — Britain should do more to fuel economic growth and be prepared to pump more money into its bailed-out banks if necessary, the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday in a report. ... Read more
CAIRO — President Mohamed Morsi swore in nine new cabinet members on Tuesday in a reshuffle that increased the role of Islamists in the upper ranks of the government but is not expected to herald any ... Read more