Iceland reaches deal to pay British, Dutch clients of failed bank
Reykjavik - Icelands government on Sunday agreed to reimburse British and Dutch depositors of failed internet bank Icesave. The agreement with the British and Dutch governments and other EU countries clears the way for the troubled Atlantic island n...

[ Published on : Sun, 16 Nov 2008 05:45 ]

Brown urges increase in IMF resources to halt financial contagion
London - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Tuesday called for an increase in funding of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to cut the risk of financial contagion and said China and oil-rich Gulf states should make the bulk of the contributions...

[ Published on : Wed, 29 Oct 2008 06:32 ]

Merkel and Brown call for global measures to tackle crisis - Summary
London- Britain and Germany will work together to prevent the spread of the current global financial crisis by seeking a reform of international institutions and encouraging banks to start lending again, Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Chancellor Ang...

[ Published on : Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:33 ]

Britains Brown opens tour of Gulf for financial backing
Riyadh - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was due in Saudi Arabia later Saturday at the start of a four-day Gulf tour that will also take him to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. Brown will attempt to win the backing of oil-rich Gulf nations in ...

[ Published on : Sat, 01 Nov 2008 12:36 ]