Apr 02 IMF head Lagarde: Russia feeling the effects of U.S., European sanctions By Justin Scuiletti IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde spoke to Judy Woodruff about the diplomatic crisis following Russia’s annexation of the Ukrainian region of Crimea and how subsequent sanction have impacted the Russian economy. Continue reading
Feb 23 Parliament appoints interim president in Ukraine By Kayla Ruble In a vote on Sunday, the Ukrainian parliament named its speaker and top opposition member Oleksander Turchinov as interim president. Continue reading
Feb 09 Signs of economic improvement materialize in Pakistan By Kayla Ruble Pakistan's economy is showing signs of improvement, with growth rates expected to hit 3.1 percent in the 2013-4 fiscal year. Continue reading
Apr 18 Watch World Bank Announces Goal to End Extreme Poverty by 2030 The World Bank wants to end extreme global poverty by the year 2030. World Bank president Jim Yong Kim announced the push as the bank began its annual spring meeting along with the International Monetary Fund. Jeffrey Brown interviews Kim… Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch IMF Warns of ‘Tepid’ U.S. Recovery, Offers Policy Advice IMF Warns of "Tepid" U.S. Recovery, Offers Policy Advice… Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch Christine Lagarde on Avoiding the ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Christine Lagarde on Facing the 'Fiscal Cliff'… Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch Christine Lagarde on U.S. Economic Recovery Christine Lagarde on U.S. Economic Recovery: It's Much Slower Than We Would Like"… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch IMF’s Lagarde: Global Economy Sees ‘Dark Clouds on the Horizon’ IMF's Lagarde: Global Economy Sees 'Dark Clouds on the Horizon'… Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch Do Large Banks’ Troubles Show They’re Too Big to Manage? Goldman Sachs announced a $428 million quarterly loss Tuesday, just its second loss since going public in 1999. Jeffrey Brown discusses the state, the future and regulation of large American banks with banking industry consultant Bert Ely and Simon Johnson,… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch Amid Major Job Cuts, Is Bank of America ‘Too Big to Manage’? Bank of America, the nation's largest lender, announced plans to shrink the company by 30,000 people over the next two years. Judy Woodruff discusses Banks of America's troubles and the growing concerns over interconnected global financial problems with banking expert… Continue watching