Tag: IMF Director

• Thursday, September 26th 2019 - 07:42 UTC

  Bulgaria's Georgieva is the new IMF Managing Director; second woman in the post, takes office October first

  

  The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday formally selected Kristalina Georgieva of Bulgaria to be only the second woman ever to lead the 189-member institution. The selection had been all but guaranteed after the global crisis lender said earlier this month that Georgieva, a former World Bank CEO, was the sole candidate.

• Saturday, August 3rd 2019 - 17:07 UTC

  Bulgaria's Kristalina Georgieva, EU's candidate for IMF chief

  

  Known for rolling up her sleeves, Bulgaria's Kristalina Georgieva has been lauded as the life of the party, as well as for her tenacity. The guitar-playing environmental specialist, who was nominated on Friday as the EU's candidate to head the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

• Tuesday, August 23rd 2011 - 06:15 UTC

  Prosecutors ask judge to dismiss sexual assault charges against Struss-Khan

  

  New York prosecutors asked a judge to dismiss sexual assault charges against former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a stunning reversal that could revive the political future of a man many had seen as the next president of France.

• Wednesday, August 17th 2011 - 23:36 UTC

  IMF chief Lagarde on trial for complicity of embezzlement in France

  

  French magistrates formally opened an investigation into IMF chief Christine Lagarde this week for possible misconduct in approving a huge payment to a friend of President Nicolas Sarkozy when she was Finance minister.

• Tuesday, July 5th 2011 - 20:02 UTC

  IMF transparency reveals Lagarde’s salary and strict ethics requirements

  

  The IMF revealed its new managing director Christine Lagarde who took office on Tuesday will receive an annual salary of 467,940 US dollars net of income taxes and told her to “observe the highest standards of ethical conduct.”

• Tuesday, June 28th 2011 - 23:15 UTC

  Europe keeps IMF post: Lagarde becomes first woman to lead the institution

  

  The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund selected on Tuesday Christine Lagarde to serve as IMF Managing Director and Madame Chairman of the Executive Board for a five-year term starting on July 5, 2011.

• Tuesday, June 28th 2011 - 06:40 UTC

  France’s Lagarde seems poised to become the first woman head of the IMF

  

  France's Christine Lagarde picked up an endorsement from China Monday, raising her chances to become head of the International Monetary Fund. The IMF board is expected to make the decision between Lagarde, France's Finance minister, and Mexican Central bank chief Agustin Carstens as early as Tuesday.

• Monday, June 27th 2011 - 06:44 UTC

  Australia, Canada and most of Latam support Mexican candidate as IMF chief

  

  Australia and Canada said they support Mexican central bank Governor Agustin Carstens for the top job at the International Monetary Fund over his rival Christine Lagarde, the French finance minister.

• Wednesday, June 8th 2011 - 06:09 UTC

  IMF chief hopeful Lagarde in China after a ‘no commitment’ from India

  

  French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde is expected in Beijing after having visited India where officials made a ‘no commitment’ in support of her IMF candidacy. On the weekend her whirlwind global tour takes her to Saudi Arabia and Egypt.

• Tuesday, May 31st 2011 - 08:35 UTC

  Lagarde pledges in Brazil to give emerging economies more clout in the IMF

  

  French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde pledged to push reforms to give Brazil and other emerging economies more influence at the International Monetary Fund as she kicked off a worldwide tour to win support for her candidacy to lead the global lender.