21/04/2008 (Agence Europe) - The increase in oil prices and food products is set to continue and may seriously affect the populations of the poorest countries, according to the Executive Directive of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which is pleading in favour of a global approach to the phenomenon. “Rice prices on the world market have increased by more than 50% this year and prices for most other foodstuffs are in net increase”, explained Dominique Strauss-Kahn in an article...