Live: Lagarde's first conference as IMF managing director
Christine Lagarde will almost immediately have to turn to discussions of a second IMF-EU bailout to keep Greece going until 2014. Her experience as finance minister should allow for an easy transition on several issues the IMF faces, including the monitoring of systemically important countries, such as the United States and China. In her first month on the job, she will also likely help select a new No. 2, who is likely to remain an American. Full Article
IMF's Lagarde signs up to tougher ethics code
Former French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde arrives at the International Monetary Fund headquarters for her first day as head of the IMF in Washington July 5, 2011.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Christine Lagarde, who took office as IMF managing director on Tuesday, has signed up for tougher ethical rules than her predecessor as the lender seeks to inoculate itself from further hits to its reputation in the aftermath of Dominique Strauss-Kahn's resignation under fire.
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Kevin Lamarque
Lesley Wroughton
WASHINGTON
Wed Jul 6, 2011 9:27am EDT
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