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Christine Lagarde

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Christine Lagarde, former Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, is President of the European Central Bank. She previously served as France’s finance minister from 2007-2011.

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  1. It’s Time to Let Women Thrive
    Activists participate in a demonstration for women's rights in Berlin Adam Berry/Getty Images

    It’s Time to Let Women Thrive

    Jan 24, 2018 Erna Solberg & Christine Lagarde emphasize that maximizing female participation in the workforce is an economic as well as a moral imperative.

  2. The Challenge of Economic Inclusion
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    The Challenge of Economic Inclusion

    Jan 11, 2017 Christine Lagarde proposes steps to address the main challenges policymakers will confront in 2017.

  3. The Transitions of 2016
    Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund IMFPhoto/Flickr

    The Transitions of 2016

    Jan 5, 2016 Christine Lagarde hitches the global economy's prospects to China and the Fed.

  4. The Right Price for Preserving Our Climate
    Crowd watching sunset

    The Right Price for Preserving Our Climate

    Nov 30, 2015 Christine Lagarde shows why "smart" taxes to cover the full cost of fossil fuels is essential to curbing their use.

  5. The Path to Carbon Pricing
    Christina Lagarde International Monetary Fund/Flickr

    The Path to Carbon Pricing

    Oct 19, 2015 Christine Lagarde & Jim Yong Kim map out how to create the incentives needed to cut emissions while protecting the poor.

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    The Global Implications of China’s Stimulus Package

    Shang-Jin Wei explains why the country’s push to revive economic activity depends on boosting domestic demand.
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    A New President and a Grim Legacy for Mexico

    Enrique Krauze reflects on the harmful tenure of the outgoing president, who weakened the economy and eroded its institutions.
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    Governance Reform Is Key to Reviving China’s Economy

    Angela Huyue Zhang argues that lasting prosperity depends not on boosting demand, but on a return to bottom-up governance.
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    Creating a “Goldilocks” Business Climate

    Indermit Gill unveils the World Bank’s new, improved approach to unlocking private-sector development.
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    Earthquakes in the Middle East

    Richard Haass

    For almost a year, many hoped that Israel's war with Hamas would not spread beyond Gaza. But attacks on northern Israel by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, and now the decision by both groups' backer, Iran, to fire ballistic missiles at Israel, has made a regional conflict all but inevitable.

     explains why the fighting between Israel and Hamas has escalated into a regional conflict involving Iran.
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    Putin’s Ukraine Magic

    Slavoj Žižek examines what the Kremlin’s strategy of deception means for diplomatic efforts to end the war.
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    China’s Economy Needs a Stimulus Package

    Yu Yongding urges policymakers to prevent prolonged stagnation by implementing expansionary monetary and fiscal policies.
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    Austria’s Far Right Did Not Win

    Maciej Kisilowski rejects the notion that a plurality should confer a mandate to govern in a multiparty parliamentary system.
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    The High Cost of Excluding Chinese Technology

    Michael Spence warns that both the global economy and the sustainability agenda could be dealt a devastating blow.

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