Romania PM Boc quits after protests

6 February 2012, 3:04 am

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc resigned on Monday, giving way to mass protests against IMF-backed austerity measures and joining leaders of other European Union states felled by soaring debts. President Traian Basescu named Boc's justice minister, Catalin Predoiu, to repl... Read More »

Romania president names justice minister interim PM

6 February 2012, 2:40 am

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's President Traian Basescu nominated Catalin Predoiu as interim prime minister, replacing Emil Boc who stepped down earlier on Monday. The 43-year-old lawyer was Boc's justice minister. Predoiu was previously a member of the opposition Liberal Party, from which ... Read More »

Romania PM Emil Boc resigns after street protests

6 February 2012, 2:29 am

BUCHAREST (AFP) - Romania's centre-right Prime Minister Emil Boc resigned on Monday after days of street protests against his government, saying he wanted to 'defuse political and social tension'. Related Stories Mahmoud Abbas to head interim government: Palestinian official Israel has n... Read More »

IMF sees Romania deal continuing after PM resigns

6 February 2012, 2:19 am

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund expects Romania's aid deal to continue after its prime minister resigned, its mission chief told Reuters on Monday. "I see no reason necessarily for this to have a material effect on the aid agreement. We have every expectation the agreement ... Read More »

Romania PM Boc resigns after protests

6 February 2012, 12:52 am

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's Prime Minister Emil Boc resigned on Monday after weeks of nationwide protests against his tough austerity measures and before a parliamentary election due late this year.... Read More »

Romania's Prime minister resigns

6 February 2012, 12:48 am

BUCHAREST: Romania's centre-right Prime Minister Emil Boc resigned on Monday, saying he wanted to "defuse political and social tension" in the country.... Read More »

IMF, EU trim Romania's growth forecast

5 February 2012, 11:36 am

The head of the International Monetary Fund mission to Romania, Jeffrey Franks, gives a press conference in Bucharest. The IMF and the European Union on Sunday said they had trimmed Romania's 2012 growth ...... Read More »

IMF official in Romania rejects criticism

5 February 2012, 11:27 am

ALISON MUTLER Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania The head of the International Monetary Fund's mission in Romania on Sunday criticized politicians and media for accusing him of misconduct for having attended a party held by government officials at a time of harsh austerity measures. A video of ... Read More »

IMF official in Romania criticized for attending a party denies any wrongdoing

5 February 2012, 11:18 am

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The head of the IMF mission in Romania has criticized politicians and media for accusing him of misconduct for having attended a party held by government officials at a time of harsh austerity measures.... Read More »

Romania, IMF Agree on $664 Million Tranche as Balkan Nation’s Growth Slows

5 February 2012, 7:22 am

Romania and the International Monetary Fund reached a staff-level agreement to unlock about 505 million euros ($664 million) in funds from its standby loan, IMF Mission Chief Jeffrey Franks said.... Read More »