International Monetary Fund MD Gives Rare Interview to Wharton School's Free Online Journal, Knowledge@Wharton Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) April 04, 2012

The European Institute presented today its highest recognition, the Transatlantic Leadership Award, to Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund and to Dr. Elias Zerhouni, President of Global R&D, Sanofi

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Britain and France disagree on how to limit big bonuses for bankers, which both countries hold partially responsible for the financial crisis, analysts say. Finance ministers were meeting in London Saturday in a preparatory session for this month's Group of 20 summit in Pittsburgh, where a top agenda item will be huge bonuses given to investment bankers, the BBC reported. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown opened the meeting saying: Pay and bonuses cannot reward failure or encourage unacceptable risk-taking, The Times of London reported.

The French government is considering an economic stimulus package for 2009 to soften the effects of a recession, a top government official said. President Nicolas Sarkozy's Chief of Staff Claude Gueant said the government would consider a stimulus package if needed, the Financial Times reported Friday. Further measures would be taken, if needed, he said, although he cautioned, there is nothing at the moment that tells us we need more. The National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies, Insee, said the country's economy declined by 0.8 percent in the fourth quarter, the largest contraction since 1974.