Christine Lagarde is Managing Director of the IMF. She previously served as France’s finance minister from 2007-11, and in 2009 was named by the Financial Times as the best finance minister in the eurozone.
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Christine Lagarde
Commentaries by Christine Lagarde
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The Future Global Economy
WASHINGTON, DC – As the world enters yet another year in the shadow of continued financial and economic crisis, a broader view of the contou…
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Reinvigorate the Rich to Help the Poor
WASHINGTON, DC – For the third time in five years, the world’s poorest countries are at risk of being hit by a crisis not of their making – …
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Global Action for Global Recovery
WASHINGTON, DC – The global economy has entered a dangerous new phase. There is a path to sustained recovery, but it is narrowing. To naviga…
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Europe and the Euro
PARIS – For anyone living in the 16 eurozone member states, the euro’s enduring success is both a technical and an emotional issue; both hea…
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No Safe Havens for Dirty Money
PARIS – In difficult economic times like these, one principle should be given the same prominence as the headline-grabbing issues of high de…
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New Rules for Finance At Last
PARIS – The World Monetary and Economic Conference took place in London 76 years ago, in June 1933, with 66 countries meeting to put an end …
The Future Global Economy
Waleed Addas: The IMF and many central bankers are playing with fire. The biggest global problem is that they are not aware of it!! If they continue "business as usuall", then more imbalances and more crisis will c…
The Future Global Economy
Joshua Ioji Konov: Market Development Verses Economic Growth The global industrial overproduction capabilities have been gaining momentum accelerated by ongoing globalization, rising productivity, Chinas industriali…