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            Chart 		Summary.     Click for More > Senate passes $70B in war funds Central banks act on credit fears
Cuba to abandon salary equality World Bank pledges $1.2 billion for food  The World Bank is making grants and loans to combat the global food crisis, including some $200 million for those most at risk Two die in currency riot Asian bank in food crisis warning Income details posted on web Further cut in interest rates Iran dumps U.S. dollar for oil trades Bank £50bn mortgage rescue plan Citigroup sees second giant loss IMF head gives food price warning Federal Reserve slashes rates by 0.75   The Federal Reserve has cut US interest rates to 2.25% to restore confidence to nervous financial markets and boost the ailing economy JPMorgan to acquire Bear Stearns Central banks plan emergency cash Third undersea Internet cable cut Rogue trader to cost SocGen $7bn
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Jan.24   Paris
  Bank Societe Generale as uncovered 'massive' fraud by a trader which resulted in a loss of 4.9bn euros

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Two die in currency riot  Troops killed at least two people in Mogadishu, when they opened fire to halt riots over rising costs and counterfeit money Asian bank in food crisis warning  The Asian Development Bank has warned that the crisis of rising food prices could reverse gains made in reducing poverty across the continen... Income details posted on web  There has been outrage after the outgoing government published every Italian's declared earnings and tax contributions on the internet Further cut in interest rates  The Federal Reserve has cut its key rate from 2.25% to 2.0% as it aims to avoid a possible US recession Iran dumps U.S. dollar for oil trades  Iran has stopped conducting oil transactions in U.S. dollars in a concerted attempt to reduce reliance on Washington Bank £50bn mortgage rescue plan  The Bank of England will next week unveil a plan to swap government bonds for British banks' mortgages Citigroup sees second giant loss  The biggest US bank has suffered a second massive loss and is cutting 9,000 jobs as the credit crisis continues to take its toll IMF head gives food price warning IMF may sell 400 tons of gold US plans finance system overhaul Federal Reserve slashes rates by 0.75

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Cuba to abandon salary equality  Vice-Minister for Labour: Cuba is to abolish system of equal pay for all and allow workers and managers to earn performance bonuses Controversial tax to fund social programs ECB set to mark 10 years World Bank pledges $1.2 billion for food

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Jun. 11   Cuba
Jun. 10   Argentina

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May.31   Germany
May.29   Global
  The World Bank is making grants and loans to combat the global food crisis, including some $200 million for those most at risk.    The immediate financial help is for countrie...
May.5   Somalia
May.3   Global
May.1   Italy

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Apr.30   Washington
  Iran
Apr.20  London  Bank of England to detail £50bn plan
Apr.18   London
  USA
Apr.8   Washington
Apr.1  Switzerland  UBS doubles sub-prime writedowns

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Mar.31   Washington
Mar.19  United Kingdom  Bank shares plunge in market turmoil
Mar.18   Washington
  The Federal Reserve has cut US interest rates to 2.25% to restore confidence to nervous financial markets and boost the ailing economy
Mar.16   New York JPMorgan to acquire Bear Stearns  JPMorgan Chase has said it is to buy Wall Street's 5th-largest investment bank for $2 a share Mar.14   New York Bear Stearns gets emergency funds   European Union EU leaders urge banks to reveal losses Mar.12   Paris Second SocGen employee detained  Zimbabwe  Embattled Mugabe boosts workers' pay Mar.11   European Union Central banks plan emergency cash  The US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank, have announced a latest round of co-ordinated auctions to provide extra liquidity  China  Inflation at decade high Mar.4   Beijing Inflation tops China 2008 agenda

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Feb.27  European Union  Dollar hits record low against euro Feb.18  China  Inflation hits 11-year high  Hamburg  More raids in tax fraud scandal Feb.15   Berlin Deutsche Postbank posts 39% loss  Paris  Bosses 'condoned' SocGen trader Feb.8  Japan  Credit crunch to top talks Third undersea Internet cable cut  Zimbabwe  Inflation tops 24,000%, officially

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Jan.30   Paris Societe Generale CEO keep jobs Jan.29  Paris  Paris to 'block any Societe bids' Jan.28   Paris Trader 'concealed deals' Jan.27   Paris Trader 'staked 50bn euros' Deal reached on US economic plan   Paris Rogue trader to cost SocGen $7bn
  Bank Societe Generale as uncovered 'massive' fraud by a trader which resulted in a loss of 4.9bn euros
Jan.18   Washington Bush calls for economic stimulus package

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Dec.24   Zimbabwe Hours-long lines to get scarce currency Dec.18   U.S. Congress Senate passes $70B in war funds  After months of stalemate, the Senate passed a government spending bill that includes billions of dollars requested by Bush to continue the war...   European Union ECB lends $500bn to lower rates Dec.12   London UK welcomes world cash injection   Washington Central banks act on credit fears  The Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and central banks from the UK, Canada and Switzerland are to jointly help banks Dec.10   UN Draft targets Iran military, bank Dec.6   Washington Bush details housing rescue plan

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Nov.22  Hamburg  Airbus fears 'weak-dollar death' Nov.20  London  Bank data of 25 millions missing

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Sep.7  California  Mortgage lender Countrywide slashes jobs Opera legend Pavarotti dies at 71

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Aug.31  Washington  Federal Reserve in rate cut hint Aug.10   London Central banks pour money into system

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Jul.5   Zimbabwe Bulk buy ban amid frenzy  Authorities ordered businesses to stop selling basic goods in bulk to avert shortages after an price freeze triggered a frenzied buying spree

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Jun.22  Zimbabwe  Mugabe faces pressure on currency

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May.29  Washington  Bush picks Zoellick to head World Bank May.18   Florida Shipwreck yields record treasures

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Apr.30   Venezuela Venezuela to pull out of IMF, World Bank

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U.N. slaps sanctions on North Korea Sep.14  Moscow  Central banker shot dead Apr.20  Nigeria  Nigeria settles Paris Club debt Feb.19  West Bank  Abbas warns of financial crisis Feb.6  Washington  Bush seeks defence spending rise

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Dec.23  UN  U.N. members reach budget deal Dec.16   Belgium EU leaders agree 7-year budget  The leaders agreed on a spending plan for the bloc seen as key to shaping the future of an enlarged EU  Belgium  UK making final EU budget offer Dec.1  European Union  ECB ignores fears to raise rates Nov.26  Canada  $4.3bn deal to fight native poverty Nov.9  Switzerland  $1bn sought in world bird flu fight Sep.24  Washington  IMF committee backs debt erasure Sep.7  U.S. Congress  Bush seeks $50bn hurricane relief Jul.21   China China scraps yuan peg to dollar  China tied yuan's peg to a basket of currencies. The new rate versus the dollar revalues the currency by 2.1% Jun.16  Belgium  EU heading for budget collision Jun.11   London G8 ministers back Africa debt deal
  Finance ministers have agreed to cancel up to $55 billion worth of debt owed by the world's poorest nations
Jun.10  England  Hopes raised of Africa debt deal May.17  Washington  Tensions rise over China currency Airbus A380 completes test flight Apr.16  Washington  G-7 finance leaders focus on oil, debt Apr.10  England  MG Rover gets £6.5m loan lifeline Mar.15  USA  Banks accused over Pinochet cash Feb.5  England  G7 backs Africa debt relief plan Jan.12  France  Creditors back tsunami debt relief

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Dec.23   USA Battered dollar hits another low  The greenback hit $1.3516 in the trade after data fuelled fresh concerns about the US economy Sep.14  Washington  Iraq rebuilding funds shifted to security May.10  New York  Rate fears batter global markets Apr.16  Germany  Bundesbank boss resigns Mar.31   Berlin Afghanistan wins $8.2bn in aid

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Dec.17  Iraq  Iran 'owed billions for Saddam war' Dec.16   Germany Joint plan to relieve Iraq debt Iraq tenders 'only for US allies' Nov.3  U.S. Congress  Congress passes Iraq budget Oct.30  U.S. Congress  $87 billion approved for Iraq, Afghanistan Sep.14   Sweden Voters rejects euro currency Sep.7   Washington   Bush to ask 87 billions more for Iraq  President has told the American people that Iraq is '"now the central front' in a global war against terrorism Aug.27   Washington Bremer: Iraq effort to cost tens of billions Jan.7  Washington  Bush unveils tax cutting package

year 2002 Top ^

Dec.12  European Union  EU deal on funding enlargement Aug.7  Brazil  IMF throws extra $30bn to Brazil Jul.23  USA  Enron scandal hits US banks Jun.28  New York  Accounting panic hits Xerox Jun.25   New York WorldCom in accounting trouble, cut jobs Jun.15  Texas  Andersen guilty in Enron case Apr.19  Argentina  Bank freeze ordered Feb.11  Argentina  Peso passes first test Feb.3  Argentina  Crisis package unveiled Jan.25  Argentina  March against bank curbs Jan.6   Argentina Peso devaluated Jan.5  Argentina  Rescue plan approved Jan.1   European Union   Euro mark celebrations
  People lined up in freezing temperatures to get a jump on the most ambitious currency swap in history
 The euro was introduced to world financial markets as an accounting currency in 1999 and launched as physical coins and banknotes in 2002. The official spelling of the euro is 'euro' in the Latin script. The euro is divided into 100 cents

year 2001 Top ^

Dec.23  Argentina  Debt payments suspended Dec.22  Kabul  Karzai appealed for billions of dollars Dec.19  Argentina  Argentina plunges into turmoil Dec.14  European Union  Euro coins go on sale Dec.3  Argentina  Defiant message amid crisis Enron in bankruptcy filing Oct.3  Washington  Bush package to boost economy Sep.24  USA  Bush calls halt to terror funding Wall Street reopens, Stocks plummet Sep.12  New York  Insurers face claims up to $15bn Aug.30  European Union  Euro officially launched Aug.3  Argentina  IMF to accelerate $1.2 billion loan Jun.29  Serbia  $1 Billion aid agreed Apr.14  Istanbul  Protests greet crisis plan Mar.20  Washington  Fed cuts rates half a point Feb.22  Turkey  Turkey floating its currency Feb.21  Turkey  Money market crisis

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Sep.28   Denmark   Denmark rejects euro  53.1% of voters rejected membership of the single European currency, and 46.9 % voted in favour Y2K bug fails to bite