Christine Lagarde
Lagarde calls for US to deal with ‘fiscal cliff’ and global co-operation
IMF chief puts concerns in the US on par with those in Europe and the slowdown in Brazil, China and India during speech in Tokyo; says G-20 co-operation could boost global GDP by 7%
Latest amendments to Hungarian central bank law appease IMF
Hungarian government publishes letter from Christine Lagarde which gives controversial law the go ahead; says IMF is ready to begin talks about financial aid once law is passed
Lagarde welcomes additional IMF funding
Christine Lagarde praises countries pledging additional $456 billion to the IMF; says funds will only be used as a “second line of defence”
IMF’s Lagarde praises ‘remarkable’ recovery in Latvia
Christine Lagarde highlights successful reform efforts in Latvia; Asmussen says struggling eurozone countries could learn lessons from Baltic experience
Lagarde offers views on globalisation
Christine Lagarde discusses global connections and the future; takes feminist line in speech to graduating students
Lagarde hails Turkish reform success
Christine Lagarde completes first visit to Turkey since taking over as managing director at the IMF; praises progress in the country but says economy is now at "critical" juncture
Lagarde calls for ‘gradual’ austerity moves
Lagarde calls for gradual and country-specific approach to austerity; says supply-side measures needed to achieve sustainable growth
IMF sounds warning over European deleveraging
Lagarde hopes to ‘significantly’ increase resources available to the IMF during spring meeting; Financial Stability Report also recognises need for increased firewall as deleveraging rages on in Europe
Lagarde hopes for progress on IMF resource increase
IMF managing director sets out hopes for Spring Meetings; wants to see increase in resources and emerging market representation reform agreements
Lagarde believes strong US role key to global recovery
IMF chief says US leadership vital; interconnectedness of the global economy means US has a stake in European and global recovery
Lagarde calls for China to pursue a looser monetary policy
China should combine monetary expansion with market liberalisation and stronger regulation, says IMF chief
IMF board approves €28 billion for Greece
IMF releases first tranche of funds as part of Greece’s ‘exceptionally high-risk’ economic adjustment programme; Iceland repays some IMF debt early
IMF readies €28bn in support of Greece
International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde plans to get funds approved this week; Isda rules debt restructuring a ‘credit event’
Lagarde chooses new IMF secretary
Christine Lagarde picks Jianhai Lin as secretary of the Fund; becomes first Chinese national to hold the post
Lagarde stresses importance of firewalls
Managing director of IMF says she is “encouraged” by G-20 commitment to strengthening firewalls to limit spread of economic damage
Zoellick to leave World Bank in June
World Bank president Robert Zoellick announces decision to step down this year; IMF’s Lagarde says he has served the international community with “great distinction”
Lagarde calls for larger firewall to ease funding costs
Fund managing director Christine Lagarde says $500 billion boost in lending capacity will improve growth and allow for deeper integration in Europe; says larger firewall is also needed
IMF plans to raise $500 billion in new funds
Fund executive directors say doubling of lending resources will shore up emergency facility and aid indebted nations
Lagarde applauds Nigerian sovereign wealth fund creation
Christine Lagarde makes first visit to Africa since becoming managing director of the IMF; hails creation of Nigerian sovereign wealth fund as an “important advancement”
New director for IMF Institute
Christine Lagarde announces Sharmini Coorey as new head of the IMF’s economic management training body; also reveals new directors of the external relations and human resources departments
Lagarde calls Arab Spring a ‘beacon of light’
Christine Lagarde expresses her hope for the countries affected by the Arab Spring uprisings; calls on international community to support the growth of economies in the region
IMF’s European director Antonio Borges quits
Director of European department, Antonio Borges, steps down for personal reasons; succeeded by strategy director Reza Moghadam in shake-up at Fund
Lagarde holds crucial talks with Beijing
IMF managing director Christine Lagarde meets Chinese premier Wen Jiabao to discuss the country’s economic response to the global slowdown; warns international economy could face lost decade of growth
Time for timidity has passed, says Lagarde
Christine Lagarde calls for action from developed and emerging economies; tells Russia to rebuild fiscal buffers