Tag: Christine Lagarde

20 Million People Still Unemployed in Euro Area-Lagarde

By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Christine Lagarde, Managing Director (MD) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Monday said 20 million people are still unemployed in Euro Area which is of great concern. This is coming on the heels of a book published by the IMF ‘’Jobs and Growth: Supporting the […]

IMF Representative Killed in Kabul Restaurant Attack

By Yakubu LAAH InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Wabel Abdallah, International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) Resident Representative in Afghanistan has been killed in a restaurant attack. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director (MD) of the Fund confirmed this in a Statement Friday and made available to InvestAdvocate. “We have just learned that our dear colleague and […]

Global Growth Now 4%, IMF Forecast Improvement in 2014

By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Wednesday said global growth is around 4.0 percent (4.0%), but is expected to improve in 2014. Christine Lagarde, IMF’s Managing Director (MD) said this in her remark, ‘’The Global Economy in 2014’’ at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. […]