Dominique Strauss-Kahn

About Dominique Strauss-Kahn

Dominique Strauss-Kahn (born 25 April 1949 in Neuilly-sur-Seine; often referred to as DSK) is a French economist, lawyer, and politician, member of the social-democrat Socialist Party (PS). He was selected as the new Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on 28 September 2007.

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A former Finance and Economics Minister in Lionel Jospin's "Plural Left" government, he belongs to the center-left wing of the PS. He sought the nomination in the primaries to the Socialist presidential candidacy for the 2007 election but was defeated by Ségolène Royal in November 2006.

DSK was also a Professor at the National Administration School (ENA), at the Paris Institute for Political Studies ("Sciences Po") and the HEC School of Management."

Quotes

1. “ The slowdown in growth will influence oil prices ”

   In IMF chief: global slowdown expected to to tame surging oil prices

2. “ Already we are hearing that farmers in developing countries are abandoning rice production as domestic prices do not cover input costs. ”

   In IMF helping countries respond to food price crisis

3. “ If food prices go on as they are today, then the consequences for the population in a large set of countries, including Africa, but not only Africa, will be terrible. Hundreds of thousands of people will be starving. Children will suffer from malnutrition, with consequences all of their lives. ”

   In Biofuels under fire as food crisis looms

4. “ History is full of wars that began because of events like this. ”

   In World food prices put Latin America against the ropes

5. “ It is not only a humanitarian question. ”

   In Thoughts from London

Quotes about Dominique Strauss-Kahn

1. “ It is very important that Dominique Strauss-Kahn and Zoellick put the spotlight on the issue. ”

   Elizabeth Stuart in Food crisis moves up global agenda at IMF, WBank meets

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2. G8 Summit Fails Again: New Bretton Woods, Now!

   Executive Intelligence Review (Jul 13 2008) Nuclear Explore Article

   ...perinflation, is typified by a press conference which International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn gave on the side at the G8 summit. He recommended that the G7 countries' financial authorities shou...
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   François Mitterrand   Christian Democratic Union   Margaret Thatcher

3. IMF chief: global slowdown expected to to tame surging oil prices

   Google (Jun 13 2008) Explore Article

   ...d Friday. "The slowdown in growth will influence oil prices" on the downside, IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said on the sidelines of meetings among finance ministers of Group of Eight leading nations. At wee...
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   European Central Bank   Dominique Strauss-Kahn   International Monetary Fund

4. G8 finance chiefs wrestle with oil, food crises

   Google (Jun 13 2008) Explore Article

   ...he defaults on risky "subprime" US loans is unlikely to get worse. International Monetary Fund head Dominique Strauss-Kahn said on the sidelines of the meeting in Osaka, western Japan that the worst of the financial crisis...
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Dominique Strauss-Kahn   Fukushiro Nukaga   Robert Zoellick

5. King Corn wins battle at UN

   globeandmail.com (Jun 9 2008) Biofuel Explore Article

   ...nd government, from Albania to Zimbabwe, showed up. So did World Bank president Robert Zoellick and Dominique Strauss-Kahn, managing director of the International Monetary Fund. Billions of dollars in food aid were pledged...
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Ethanol   Ed Schafer   Josette Sheeran

6. IMF helping countries respond to food price crisis

   ReliefWeb » Home Page (Jun 3 2008) Biofuel Explore Article

   ...ction while providing financial assistance to some of the worst-affected nations, Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said. In remarks for a United Nations conference in Rome on world food security that opened on June...
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Mauritania   The World Bank Group   Dominique Strauss-Kahn

7. Gov't urged to provide emergency employment as prices go up

   abs-cbnnews.com (Jun 1 2008) Explore Article

   ...World Bank President Robert Zoellick and his counterpart at the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, also plan to attend. "The fact that so many political officials are responding to the call shows t...
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Mauritania   Hosni Mubarak   Arroyo

8. World leaders to address food crisis in Rome

   Khaleej Times Online Home (Jun 1 2008) Explore Article

   ...tates. World Bank President Robert Zoellick and his counterpart at the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, also plan to attend. "The fact that so many political officials are responding to the call shows t...
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva   Jacques Diouf   Jose Maria Sumpsi

9. Biofuels under attack as food prices soar

   The Phnom Penh Post (May 30 2008) Biofuel Explore Article

   ...ing "has to be balanced with the fact that there are people who are going to starve to death," said Dominique Strauss-Kahn. "Producing biofuels is a crime against humanity," the UN's former special rapporteur for the right...
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Jim Connaughton   Dominique Strauss-Kahn   International Monetary Fund

10. IMF presents recipe to address food price shocks

    afrol News (May 28 2008) Biofuel Explore Article

    ...of civil society organisations, at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington, IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said three priority areas have been identified to deal with the situation. "I must say that I see s...
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Liberia   Dominique Strauss-Kahn   Robert Zoellick

11. Diary - Today in Germany - May 15

    uk.reuters.com (May 15 2008) Coal Explore Article

    ... Bos, Spain's economy minister Pedro Solbes speak between 1000-1145 GMT on various panels. IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn speech at 1415-1440 GMT, Asian Development Bank's head Haruhiko Kuroda, ECB Vice-President Lucas Pa...
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Zhou Xiaochuan   Pedro Solbes   Angela Merkel

12. Diary - Germany - to June 10

    uk.reuters.com (May 13 2008) Coal Explore Article

    ...uter Bos, Spain's economy minister Pedro Solbes speak between 1000-1145 on various panels. IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn speech at 1415-1440, Asian Development Bank's head Haruhiko Kuroda, ECB Vice-President Lucas Papade...
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Asian Development Bank   Angela Merkel   Joaquin Almunia

13. How a global food crisis may thin your wallet too

    North by Northwestern (May 7 2008) Biofuel Explore Article

    ...plies of wheat, rice and other crops, increasing the prices of nearly all agricultural commodities. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, chairman of the International Monetary Fund, has said that prioritizing fuel over food is “a cri...
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Dominique Strauss-Kahn   THE World Food Programme   International Monetary Fund

14. Sachs - Europe and US must cut biofuels and fund poor farmers

    African Energy News Review (May 6 2008) Biofuel Explore Article

    ...ested that they actually increase greenhouse gas emissions rather than reducing them. IMF President Dominique Strauss-Kahn's recently warned that soaring world food prices have the potential to topple governments and trigg...
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Peter Mandelson   European Environment Agency   Scientific Committee

15. Amid mounting food crisis, governments fear revolution of the hungry

    GlobalResearch.ca (Apr 30 2008) Explore Article

    ... will be starving. Children will suffer from malnutrition, with consequences all of their lives,” Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the International Monetary Fund managing director, told an April 12 press conference in Washington...
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Uzbekistan   Phnom Penh   Yemen

16. Biofuels under fire as food crisis looms

    earthtimes.org (Apr 30 2008) Biofuel Explore Article

    ...hildren will suffer from malnutrition, with consequences all of their lives," IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said. The problem with the current first generation of biofuels is that they are produced from ener...
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Sigmar Gabriel   Dominique Strauss-Kahn   International Monetary Fund

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