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After "Landmark" IMF Reforms, U.S. Is Still the Group's Unrivaled Economic Power
In an age-old example of national hubris, America's drive to maintain its centrality – and uncontested power – in the global economy may lead to its eventual replacement.
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IMF Report on Inequality: Abandon "Trickle-Down" Economics and Pay Lowest Earners More
If governments wanted to increase the pace of growth they should concentrate on helping the poorest 20% of citizens.
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Global Power Project: Bilderberg Group and the International Monetary Fund
The IMF – "It's Mostly Fiscal" – has been able to represent a globally united front for the interests of commercial banks, which have systematically seized control of local economies everywhere.
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Parasite #1: The Shadow Banking System
Despite the 828-page Dodd-Frank Act, the derivatives pyramid has continued to explode to a value now estimated to be as high as $2 quadrillion.
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World of Resistance Report: IMF, World Bank, Giant Consultants Admit The Storm Is Coming
In the 80s and 90s they called them "IMF Riots" – but what the biggest international investment organizations and consultants now see happening looks a whole lot bigger.
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Public Banking in Costa Rica: A Remarkable Little-Known Model
Established in 1949, Costa Rica's four public banks have remained open and in public hands in spite of enormous pressure by the IMF and the U.S. to privatize them.
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Ellen Brown: The Bank Guarantee That Bankrupted Ireland
After five years of belt-tightening, the Irish people are realizing that their assets are paying for the mistakes of the financial sector.
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The Euro Crisis: Debtors’ Prison
The euro zone is blighted by private debt even more than by government debt.
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Egypt and Ethiopia Spar Over Future of Water as Massive Dam Project Proceeds
While Ethiopia continues to move forward on the huge Renaissance Dam, Egypt is fighting back with legislation of its own to guarantee that its water share, arranged in colonial-era treaties, is not usurped by the construction project.
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Global Power Project: Connecting Josef Ackermann, the Institute of International Finance and the Euro Debt Crisis
When the European debt crisis hit headlines in 2010, the Institute of International Finance was again on the scene and playing a major part, like it did during the 1980s debt crisis. At the center this time was the CEO of Deutsche Bank, Josef Ackermann.
