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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Expresses Confidence in Leader Christine Lagarde
The board of the IMF expressed its confidence in Managing Director Christine Lagarde after the launch of a French inquiry into alleged abuses of power. Ms. Lagarde took over the IMF in 2011 and her office denies any wrongdoing. In 2007, Lagarde was involved in a dispute with French businessman Bernard Tapie and the bank […]
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Newly Elected French President Francois Hollande Declares: ‘My enemy is the world of finance.’
Francois Hollande, fresh off of his victory over former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, declared during the campaign that the ‘world of finance’ is his enemy and now he has a chance to make good on his promises to dilute the power of the financial sector in French politics. Among his proposals include increasing taxes on […]
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