Topic: Alistair Darling

Alistair Darling - Group of 7 Finance Ministers James Flaherty (Canada), Christine Lagarde (France), Peer Steinbrueck (Germany), US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Giulio Tremonti (Italy), Soichi Nakagawa (Japan), Alistair Darling (UK), and Jean-Claude Juncker (Eurogroup) (L to R) stand on the steps of the Treasury Department as they are photographed in Washington on October 10, 2008. The ministers are in town for the semi-annual World Bank and International Monetary Fund meeting occurring this weekend. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)

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G7 Finance Ministers, Governors meet in Washington

Group of 7 Finance Ministers James Flaherty (Canada), Christine Lagarde (France), Peer Steinbrueck (Germany), US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Giulio Tremonti (Italy), Soichi Nakagawa (Japan), Alistair Darling (UK), and Jean-Claude Juncker (Eurogroup) (L to R) stand on the steps of the Treasury Department as they are photographed in Washington on October 10, 2008. The ministers are in town for the semi-annual World Bank and International Monetary Fund meeting occurring this weekend.

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Walker's World: Europe fails to act

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Leaders of the four big European economies -- Germany, Britain, France and Italy -- met in Paris Saturday and failed to come up with any kind of common European solution to the financial crisis that is battering their banks.

Darling vows financial crackdown

MANCHESTER, England, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Britain's chancellor of the exchequer Monday said a worsening economy mandates the need for tougher financial and banking regulations.

Inflation jumps in Britain

LONDON, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Inflation in August jumped more than expectations in Britain, reaching 4.7 percent, the Office for National Statistics said.

Home sales in Britain fall to 30-year low

LONDON, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Home sales in Britain have slumped to the slowest pace since 1978, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said.

Foreclosures jump 40 percent in Britain

LONDON, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Home repossessions in Britain rose 40 percent in the first quarter of the year, the Financial Services Authority said.

Britain considers moratorium on stamp duty

Britain considers moratorium on stamp duty

LONDON, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is considering a moratorium on Britain's stamp duty tax to breath new life into a slumping housing market, sources said.

Northern Rock recovery hits a snag

LONDON, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- The British Treasury said Tuesday it would convert nearly $6 billion in loans to Northern Rock bank into common bank shares to help balance its books.

Calls mount for Brown's resignation

LONDON, July 26 (UPI) -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Saturday faced more calls to resign after the Labor Party suffered another unexpected by-election loss.

Truck drivers protest fuel costs in London

LONDON, July 2 (UPI) -- Truck drivers calling for a rebate on fuel taxes converged on London Wednesday for escorted, "go-slow" trips through the city, observers said.

Bank of England maintains interest rates

LONDON, June 5 (UPI) -- Falling house prices did not stop the Bank of England from maintaining its key interest rate at 5 percent Thursday, economic observers said.

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