Christine Lagarde, IMF Managing Director March 2, 2017/IMF In celebration of International Women’s day, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) will hold a Smart Women, Smart Power conversation with IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde about women, work, and economic growth. Ms. Lagarde will discuss issues related to the […]

March 2, 2017/LafargeHolcim In the course of 2016, a number of publications reported allegations involving legacy Lafarge operations at its plant in Syria, specifically that company personnel had engaged in dealings with certain armed groups and with sanctioned parties during 2013 until the plant was ultimately evacuated in September 2014. […]

February 27, 2017 by iMFdirect By iMFdirect Improving access to sanitation, an important Sustainable Development Goal, is essential for achieving gender equality and economic prosperity. It leads to increased female participation in the workforce, higher literacy and faster economic growth, according to the IMF’s latest research for India.  Specifically, improving […]