IMF chief Lagarde to visit Peru, Mexico and Brazil end of the month

Friday, November 18th 2011 - 06:32 UTC

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Lagarde has just been back from an extensive tour of Asian countries including China and Japan (Photo Reuters)

The Managing Director of the IMF Christine Lagarde will be making her first official tour of Latin America when she visits Peru, Mexico and Brazil at the end of November and beginning of December according to spokesperson David Hawley.

“Ms Lagarde has recently returned from an extensive period of travel that she is continuing, and this time she'll be travelling to Latin America. So, she will be in the region from November the 28th to December the 2nd”, said Hawley during Thursday press conference.

The IMF chief who took office last July will make her first stop at Peru, November 28 and will then travel to Mexico, 29/30 November and finally Brazil, 1 and 2 December.

“Ms Lagarde will meet the authorities in all three countries and non-official audiences”, added the IMF spokesperson.

The former French Finance minister only recently ended a visit to Asia that included Russia, Japan, China and Hawaii, where she attended the Asia-Pacific forum.

This will be the first visit of an IMF Managing Director to Latin America since taking the post from her fellow French born Dominique Strauss-Khan.

Categories: Economy, Latin America.

Tags: Brazil, Christine Lagarde, IMF, Mexico, Peru.

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Teaboy2
How much are we betting on Argentina complaining because she did not include a visit to argentina in her plans, just like they did when Obama didn't include a visit to Argentina in his tour of South America?

I bet £100 they complain about it lol ;))
Nov 18th, 2011 - 09:36 am 0
JB
Complain???complain madame Lagarde is not visiting our country? Complain IMF wont come?? Au contraire Tebay2, we couldnt be happier about it. We dont want her here.

On se voir mon ami.
Nov 18th, 2011 - 11:50 am 0
GeoffWard2
Argentina has ALREADY HAD these meetings.
CFK and the finance team are absolutely clear about the conditions that must prevail for IMF loans.
I don't think they will complain; they might, however, keep very quiet.
Nov 18th, 2011 - 06:13 pm 0

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