Christine Lagarde

How to Help, Not Hinder Global Growth

IMFBlog2019-06-19T09:26:31-04:00June 5, 2019|

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As the G-20 finance ministers and central bank governors gather this week in Fukuoka, they can take inspiration from their host city. […]

Tackling Income Inequality Requires New Policies

IMFBlog2019-05-15T13:42:48-04:00May 15, 2019|

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The hollowing out of the middle class, rising social and political tension, lack of education, globalization, and rapid technological change are just a few of the many drivers of growing income inequality. […]

Getting Real on Meeting Paris Climate Change Commitments

IMFBlog2019-05-13T16:06:08-04:00May 3, 2019|

By Christine Lagarde and Vitor Gaspar

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Climate change is the great existential challenge of our times. It is a challenge that spans all regions, with especially severe consequences for low-income countries. […]

Every Day is Earth Day

IMFBlog2019-05-03T14:18:11-04:00April 24, 2019|

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IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde had a one-on-one conversation with Sir David Attenborough, the preeminent global broadcaster, during the April IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings on the environment and life on earth. […]

Quiz About the IMF

IMFBlog2019-03-28T09:39:20-04:00March 28, 2019|

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Christine Lagarde, IMF Managing Director, says the IMF is an institution with a brain, a wallet, and a heart. How much do you know about us? Take our new quiz to test your know-how of the ins and outs of what we do and how we do it.

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A Global Imperative

IMFBlog2019-03-12T14:03:13-04:00March 8, 2019|

By Christine Lagarde

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March 8 marks International Women’s Day, which provides a chance to reflect on the struggle for greater gender equality. […]

Unlimited Opportunities: Creating More Jobs for Young People in Emerging Market and Developing Economies

IMFBlog2019-01-23T15:29:21-05:00January 22, 2019|

By Christine Lagarde and John Bluedorn

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“To define is to limit,” Oscar Wilde once said. But sometimes economists need to use definitions to see the scope of a problem and find ways to lift the limits to success. […]

Three Steps to Avert a Debt Crisis

IMFBlog2019-02-05T11:59:16-05:00January 18, 2019|

By Martin Mühleisen and Mark Flanagan

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There has been much public discussion of the debt sustainability of a handful of high-risk countries. […]

Building Defenses Against the Next Economic Downturn

IMFBlog2019-01-17T11:41:57-05:00January 17, 2019|

By David Lipton

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The global economy faces a number of complex challenges from technological change and globalization, and the lingering effects of the 2008-9 financial crisis. […]

When History Rhymes

IMFBlog2019-03-13T12:16:56-04:00November 5, 2018|

By Christine Lagarde

November 5, 2018

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The graves of soldiers who died in World War I, near Verdun, France: on the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War, leaders should listen closely to the echoes of history (photo: Mathieu Pattier/SIPA/Newscom)

Mark Twain once said that “History never repeats itself, but it does often rhyme.” As heads of state gather in Paris this week to mark 100 years since the end of World War I, they should listen closely to the echoes of history and avoid replaying the discordant notes of the past. […]