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Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the head of the International Monetary Fund, was arrested this weekend for allegedly sexually assaulting a maid in his hotel room. He has denied the allegations. For more on the criminal case,. 1644 GMT: IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn denies all charges leveled against him, his lawyer tells the court in New York. 1636 GMT: More details on my 1630 GMT post: Strauss-Kahn did not flee his hotel after the alleged assault but was rushing to a. The meeting of the 17 finance ministers of the eurozone was overshadowed by the absence of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, head of the International Monetary Fund and French presidential hopeful, who is facing sex assault charges in New York.. WASHINGTON May 16 (Reuters) - The White House remains confident in the International Monetary Fund and its ability to execute its mission in the wake of the arrest of IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a spokesman said on Monday. \"We note that the IMF. plot line, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund was pulled off a plane (and first class!) at JFK yesterday to be arrested in connection with the alleged sexual attack of a maid at a Manhattan hotel. Dominique Strauss-Kahn also. Finance Minister Samir Radwan also said an International Monetary Fund team was expected in Cairo within days to look at ways of supporting the government's efforts to boost the economy. His comments came in a statement released by the ministry and did. May 16 (Bloomberg) -- Vanessa Rossi, a senior research fellow at Chatham House, talks about the arrest of International Monetary Fund Secretary General Dominique Strauss-Kahn and its effect on discussions over Europe's sovereign debt crisis.. The International Monetary Fund turned to John Lipsky when it was ordered to develop an early warning system to prevent a repeat of the 2008 financial meltdown. Now, the IMF is. SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Crude oil futures fell more than $1 in volatile Asian trading Monday with the dollar looking stronger against the euro after International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn--a firm. If the International Monetary Fund is substantially weakened by the arrest of its chief on sexual assault charges in New York Saturday, US banks and their investors may suffer. Although many Americans regard the IMF as a shadowy globalist organization.