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November 21, 2009 1:22:59 AM EST
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Indian Appointed To Key IMF Post
(RTTNews) - International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn has appointed Siddharth Tiwari, Indian economist and currently Director of the Office of Budget and Planning, as the Secretary of the Washington-based lender.
Tiwari, with a proven track record in managing complex work programs, is set to assume the position, which was held by Shailendra Anjaria before his retirement from the Fund earlier this year.
"Tiwari has the experience and skills" to promote consensus building, which is a critical goal of the IMF Board and Management, Strauss-Ka (continued...)
Saturday November 21, 2009
- Pakistan Denies Mullah Omar Is In Karachi
00:39:00 EST
Friday November 20, 2009
- United States Issues Travel Advisory On Nepal
22:43:00 EST - Ringleader In Sears Tower Terror Plot Sentenced To 13 Years In Prison
18:36:00 EST - Riots Erupt In Cairo After Egypt's World Cup Football Defeat
18:19:00 EST - British Couple Kidnapped By Somali Pirates In Video Plea
16:56:00 EST - Iran To Launch Satellite Without Outside Help By Late 2011
16:54:00 EST - Palestine Postpones Presidential And Parliamentary Elections
15:24:00 EST - Germany Arrests Seventeen In Soccer Match-Fixing Probe
14:27:00 EST - World Powers Disappointed Over Iran's Failure To Accept UN-Proposed Nuclear Deal
12:46:00 EST - EU Signs $1 Billion Deal With Nigeria To Support Peace, Good Governance, Energy
12:22:00 EST - South Korea Not To Renegotiate FTA With America
11:50:00 EST - Afghan Lawmaker Escapes Assassination Attempt
11:43:00 EST - Croatian Parliament Ratifies Border Deal With Slovenia
10:38:00 EST - Significant Fall In Foreign Investment In Russia
09:52:00 EST - Two North Korean Diplomats Arrested In Sweden
08:07:00 EST - *8 Militants Killed In US Drone Attack In Pakistan
05:52:00 EST - Pakistan-based Terror Groups Plotting More Attacks: India
05:30:00 EST - Shooting Rampage In Northern Mariana Islands Kills Five
05:20:00 EST - Motorcycle-Borne Suicide-Bomber Kills 15 In Afghan Town
03:48:00 EST - Sri Lankan Opposition Moots Parliamentary Model Governance
01:48:00 EST - Brazil Gets WTO Approval For Sanctions On U.S.
01:00:00 EST
Thursday November 19, 2009
- Oprah's Talk Show To End In 2011
21:59:00 EST - China Tries To Pacify India Over Indo-Pakistan Reference
21:39:00 EST - UN Inspectors Revisit Iran's Recently Revealed Nuclear Plant
19:39:00 EST
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