Christine Lagarde
European Central Bank nearly doubles pandemic support scheme
Economy
June 4, 2020
European Central Bank nearly doubles pandemic support scheme
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank has boosted its pandemic emergency support program by an unexpectedly large 600…
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim announces resignation
World
January 8, 2019
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim announces resignation
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim announced Monday he would step down next month, more than three years before his…
Finance minister denies Egypt requested additional IMF loan
Economy
October 12, 2018
Finance minister denies Egypt requested additional IMF loan
Egypt has not requested an additional loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) or an extension of the current…
IMF seeks to crack down on corruption, World Bank boosts lending capacity
World
April 23, 2018
IMF seeks to crack down on corruption, World Bank boosts lending capacity
The IMF is calling on wealthier countries to limit potential safe havens for dirty money. Meanwhile, the World Bank has…
Egypt’s economic structure is at a turning point: IMF director
Economy
February 5, 2018
Egypt’s economic structure is at a turning point: IMF director
Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde said on Sunday that Egypt is currently undergoing a turning…
IMF chief praises economic reform progress in Egypt
Business
April 6, 2017
IMF chief praises economic reform progress in Egypt
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met with Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, on Wednesday while on an official visit in Washington.
Egypt’s economic transition could be ‘coming to a close’: IMF’S Lagarde
Business
February 14, 2017
Egypt’s economic transition could be ‘coming to a close’: IMF’S Lagarde
Egypt is making good progress in its economic reform program and the recent developments might be an indicator that the…
IMF’s Christine Lagarde found guilty in French tycoon payout deal
Business
December 19, 2016
IMF’s Christine Lagarde found guilty in French tycoon payout deal
French judges on Monday reached a decision in the trial of IMF head Lagarde for negligence over a massive state payout…
IMF’s Lagarde says still much work to do in Greek debt talks
World
May 28, 2015
IMF’s Lagarde says still much work to do in Greek debt talks
The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a German television interview on Thursday that there was still…
Greece promises to ‘meet all obligations’ in debt repayment
World
April 6, 2015
Greece promises to ‘meet all obligations’ in debt repayment
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said on Sunday Greece “intends to meet all obligations to all its creditors, ad infinitum”…