Business News
Draghi, Geithner expected to discuss euro crisis in Davos
Jan 27, 2012, 10:19 GMT
Davos, Switzerland - German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble and his French counterpart Francois Baroin met other leaders at the World Economic Forum on Friday to discuss solutions for the crisis engulfing the eurozone crisis.
European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi, EU Economy Commissioner Olli Rehn and US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner were also scheduled to weigh in on discussions at the conference in Davos, Switzerland.
As they were meeting in the mountain resort, EU affairs ministers were due to iron out remaining differences on the fiscal compact in Brussels, with the aim of getting this budget discipline pact approved at an EU summit on Monday.
Rifts within the bloc on how to solve the crisis emerged also in Davos this week. German Chancellor Angela Merkel rejected demands for a bigger German contribution to euro area firewalls, while her British counterpart, David Cameron, called for widening the rescue mechanisms.
Read more about Davos
COMMENT
blog comments powered by DisqusLatest Headlines in Business
- 1. US unemployment drops further, but figures disappoint
- 2. Japan stocks down as euro debt outweighs positive US data
- 3. Iraq resumes oil flow after pipeline blast in Turkey
- 4. Spanish bond auction lifts eurozone worries, sinks Japan stocks
- 5. ECB holds rates, rules out early exit from emergency measures
Older Talkback
