Egypt’s Finance Minister Hazem el-Beblawi, appointed after the uprising this year, resigns over the handling of Sunday’s bloody protests, officials say.

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Egypt minister quits over protest

Christine Lagarde, the former French finance minister, has become independent since taking over as chief of the International Monetary Fund.

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Lagarde, New I.M.F. Chief, Rocks the Boat

Jörg Asmussen, the deputy finance minister of Germany, would succeed Jürgen Stark, who resigned unexpectedly, on the executive board of the European Central Bank.

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Germany Recommends Asmussen for Central Bank Post

The Greek finance minister pledges to speed up reforms to cut public spending and reduce the size of the state.

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Greece ‘to speed up cost cutting’

The DUP announce that Finance Minister Sammy Wilson is to carry out a review of the process for the appointment of special advisors.

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Stormont advisors review ordered

Germany’s finance minister on Saturday added to a chorus of calls for France’s Christine Lagarde to become a new leader of the International Monetary Fund.

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Germany Voices Support for Lagarde’s IMF Bid

Germany’s finance minister says Europe will decide soon on a common candidate as its choice to lead the IMF.

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Europe needs ‘common’ IMF choice

There are angry exchanges at the Assembly following the finance minister’s statement on the final budget.

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Angry exchanges over budget plan

The finance minister says he will look at raising taxes as soon as Northern Ireland starts to emerge from recession.

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‘Time is not right’ for tax hikes

Increasing the size of the eurozone bail-out fund is an option being considered, France’s finance minister says.

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Europe mulls upping rescue fund

Finance Minister Sammy Wilson says there are no plans for water charges over the next four years, as he delivers his draft budget to MLAs at Stormont.

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Water charges ruled out in budget

Portugal’s finance minister is in Beijing to try to persuade Chinese authorities to buy Portuguese government bonds.

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Portugal asks China to buy bonds

The Belgian finance minister and International Monetary Fund suggested that the scope of measures to stabilize the euro should be strengthened.

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Pressure Rises to Bolster European Bailout Fund

The finance minister Brian Lenihan confirmed Sunday that Ireland had formally applied for a bailout package to bolster its troubled banks.

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Ireland Will Pursue Aid From Europe, Minister Says

The Republic of Ireland’s finance minister has recommended that his country has made a formal application for aid to shore up its finances

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Ireland recommends bail-out plea