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 ]

Brown says higher public borrowing will help Britain beat recession
London - The British government will increase public sector borrowing to speed up economic activity in order to tackle the looming recession, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday. Speaking to a group of academics and industrialists in London, Brow...

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

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 ]

Brown calls Obama to discuss financial crisis, Iraq
London - Britains Prime Minister Gordon Brown spoke with US president-elect Barack Obama on the telephone,Browns offices said late Thursday in London. In the ten-minute conversation, the two leaders discussed the financial meltdown, the deployments...

[ Published on : Thu, 06 Nov 2008 08:39 ]

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 ]