Tag: Christine Lagarde

Lagarde Meets King Abdullah II of Jordan

By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Christine Lagarde, Managing Director (MD) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Thursday met with King Abdullah II in Washington D.C. The IMF said the meeting was an opportunity to discuss recent global, regional, and domestic economic developments, including the toll taken by the Syrian conflict, and […]

A New Multilateralism for the 21st Century: the Richard Dimbleby Lecture

By Christine Lagarde Managing Director, International Monetary Fund London, February 3, 2014 As Prepared for Delivery Good evening. It is a great honor to be invited to deliver this year’s Dimbleby Lecture, and I would like to thank the BBC and the Dimbleby family for so kindly inviting me—and especially […]

Jobs and Growth: Supporting the European Recovery

By Christine Lagarde As we begin the new year, Europe confronts both good and bad news. First the good news. Growth is finally picking up in the euro area as it is slowly emerging from the deep recession.  The bad news? Still nearly 20 million people are unemployed. Until the […]