Paris, April 18 (Xinhua-ANI): International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde will be summoned by a French court in late May as part of the investigation into an alleged corruption relating to a controversial arbitration of the Tapie case, French daily Le Figaro reported Thursday.

Washington, Apr 17 (ANI): A senior Chinese auditor has warned that local government debt is 'out of control', a report has said.

London, Mar 22 (ANI): Cyprus' largest bank has warned that the Cypriot economy is 'on the brink' and immediately needs a liquidity lifeline from Europe.

Washington, Mar. 14 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund has said India needs to address 'bottlenecks' in its power and infrastructure sectors which are mainly to be blamed for a dramatic slowdown in the country's economic growth over the past year or so.

London, Feb 27 (ANI): A lawsuit filed by former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn in France has been rejected that sought ban the publication of a book written by his ex-lover.

Sydney, Feb 22 (ANI): An Argentine lawyer has expressed regret for having an affair with Dominique Strauss-Kahn, describing the shamed former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief as 'half man, half pig'.

Islamabad, Feb. 11 (ANI): The Pakistani rupee has sunk to an all-time low against the US dollar over forex reserve fears, after the country repaid 146 million dollars to the International Monetary Fund.

Islamabad, Feb. 10 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has hailed the Pakistani and Indian steps to enhance bilateral trade, saying that it will positively affect growth momentum.

London, Jan 26 (ANI): Disgraced former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn 'was fully aware' that young girls at orgies were being paid to have sex with him, a prostitute has told a court in France.

London, Jan 25 (ANI): French judges have said that former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was an 'effective and decisive' pimp who regularly hired prostitutes to 'satisfy his sexual needs'.

London, Jan. 24 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned again of a weakening global economic recovery despite government efforts to stimulate growth.

London, Jan. 21 (ANI): Shamed former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn had paid 950,000 pounds to the New York hotel cleaner who has accused him of trying to rape her.

Islamabad, Jan. 19 (ANI): The International Monetory Fund (IMF) cannot write off or restructure Pakistan's loan, the head of the organization has said.

Sydney, Dec 19 (ANI): A French court has decided not to drop aggravated pimping charges against former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn.

London, Dec 19 (ANI): A French court is likely to rule on whether former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn will stand trial on pimping charges.

London, Dec 11 (ANI): A New York hotel maid, who claimed being sexually assaulted by Dominique Strauss-Kahn, has settled her civil action against the former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief for an undisclosed sum.

London, Dec. 10 (ANI): International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde has warned the US that it has the potential to be its 'own worst enemy' over the fragile economic recovery.

New York, Dec 10 (ANI): The New York hotel maid, who claimed that she was sexually assaulted by Dominique Strauss Kahn, is set to ink a multi-million settlement to end her civil suit against the former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief.

London, Dec. 9 (ANI): Disgraced former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn took his girlfriend off for a romantic break in Venice just days after he was photographed cavorting with models in a Paris nightclub.

London, Dec 1 (ANI): Lawyers for Dominique Strauss-Kahn have denied reports that the former International Monetary Fund chief has settled a lawsuit with a hotel maid who accused him of sexual assault.

Washington, Nov. 30 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged Pakistan to reduce its large budget deficit to boost the struggling economy's resiliency.

Washington, Nov 30 (ANI): Shamed former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn and a hotel maid who accused him of trying to rape her have reportedly reached an agreement to settle her lawsuit, according to a source.

New Delhi, Nov. 3 (ANI): Dr. Rakesh Mohan has assumed charge as Executive Director on the Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

London, Nov 3 (ANI): Disgraced former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been spotted with his new girlfriend at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem.

New Delhi, Oct 16 (ANI): Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Tuesday appeared to be not in tune with the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) move to revise India's growth forecast down to 4.9 percent in 2012, saying it was not at all reasonable because that would imply that the economy would decelerate further.