08/01/2001 (Agence Europe) - The Director of the International Monetary Fund, Horst Kohler, said to the Financial Times that the fall in interest rates decided upon last week by the Federal Reserve had been taken in time and was an "appropriate way to reinforce the prospects of growth in the United States and the world". "The most urgent task is to preserve growth in the world economy", he underlined, while feeling that the United States have the instruments necessary to ensure "a smooth...