Christine Lagarde
IMF gains one deputy managing director but loses another
Carla Grasso set to join as first-ever chief administrative officer, while Naoyuki Shinohara will leave at the end of his term; Lagarde praises his ‘trademark efficient and sharp insights’
Argentina governor wants new growth model for LatAm
Central Bank of Argentina governor believes Latin American countries need to invest in infrastructure and boost internal production
Lagarde approves of BoJ’s ‘brave’ decision to launch more QE
IMF managing director describes ramping up of asset purchases as ‘perfectly legitimate’ and ‘brave’ on high-level panel in Paris; Yellen, Coeuré, Rajan and Carstens also feature
Lagarde rejects internal criticism of IMF austerity push
Independent Evaluation Office report out today concludes Fund's calls for fiscal consolidation in 2010-11 were ‘premature'; managing director says they were the ‘right call'
Lagarde sees black clouds over monetary policy normalisation
IMF managing director underlines risk of spillover effects as Fed winds down monetary easing; says ‘asynchronous’ normalisation could come back to bite advanced economies
IMF warns monetary tightening could hit EM growth
Advanced economies should collaborate with emerging markets, Fund says, to mitigate spillover effects of monetary tightening; says global imbalances remain too high
Lagarde: monetary and fiscal policy must nurture eurozone back to growth
IMF managing director Christine Lagarde warns Europe of vicious cycle of economic decline if low inflation, high debt and high unemployment persist
Lagarde highlights threat of renewed EM volatility
IMF director lauds ECB assault on low interest rates and highlights importance of central bank communication as Federal Reserve continues to taper
Lagarde sets competitiveness goal for Caribbean
IMF head Christine Lagarde encourages economies in the Caribbean to address the ‘twin challenges’ of competitiveness and climate change
Lagarde says financial inclusion has key role in closing gender inequality gap
IMF managing director says women face extra cultural and educational hurdles in tapping into financial services, but financial inclusion can empower them
Lagarde says Yellen should double FOMC press conference frequency
IMF chief says clear communication is needed to dispel market uncertainty over US interest rate lift-off; also calls on FOMC to publish quarterly monetary policy reports
Balkanisation a ‘real threat' to globalised banking, says PRA head Bailey
Bank of England deputy governor and head of the Prudential Regulation Authority warns that essential global financial services are under threat, in Directory of Financial Regulators 2014 foreword
Rajan sets out ‘idealistic' vision for international monetary policy co-ordination
RBI governor would in an 'ideal world' establish an impartial arbiter of unconventional monetary policy; Lagarde says global welfare benefits should be quantified
Carstens leads Sintra scepticism over macro-pru policies
Bank of Mexico governor Agustin Carstens says macro-prudential instruments were of ‘limited use’ in his country, while Lagarde points to other issues across the globe
Targeting financial stability would compromise central bank independence, Lagarde says
IMF managing director Christine Lagarde says adding a financial stability objective to central bank mandates would be incompatible with their continued independence
Lagarde warns Arab world of ‘lost' generation
IMF managing director Christine Lagarde says Arab countries must build economies on participation, not privilege, to cash in their demographic dividend
Central Asia's central banks should shift attention to communication strategies – IMF
While some central banks in the Caucasus and Central Asia ‘require further development of instruments', others may ‘shift attention to communication strategies
Top central bankers meet at IMF to discuss way forward in the 'new normal'
IMF's Christine Lagarde hosts day-long conference taking on the challenges set to face the world's central bankers in the medium term
Lagarde calls for co-ordination to contain ‘spillovers' and ‘spillbacks'
Speech warns advanced economies they can suffer from negative feedback when their policies cause spillovers in emerging markets
Ukraine calls on IMF help as NBU focuses on financial stability
New government asks IMF and other international lenders for a bail-out; interim president tells central bank staff they must restore public confidence in the banking system
Lagarde lends weight to global clamour for policy co-ordination
IMF managing director joins Rajan and others in renewed calls for monetary policy to take into account international spillovers, as Fed taper rocks emerging markets
US Congress fails to sign off on IMF reforms
Sweeping modernisation package put together by G-20 in 2010 stopped in its tracks as House of Representatives declines to double quota increase and thus ratify changes to fund's governing structure
Lagarde warns of single currency ‘challenge’ in East Africa
IMF managing director Christine Lagarde tells the East African Community to learn from the genesis of other monetary unions across the globe
Lagarde calls for pre-emptive action on eurozone deflation
IMF managing director says the ECB should act to shore up eurozone inflation and find ways of getting credit to SMEs; Draghi says ECB must pursue price stability by all means necessary