IMF chief Christine Lagarde has endured a trial by fire since winning the job six months ago, from Europe’s debt crisis to a slowing global economy.
The International Monetary Fund’s new managing director, Christine Lagarde, will make her debut under intense pressure this coming week.
Abandoning his perch above the IMF to plunge back into French politics is a delicate decision for Dominique Strauss-Kahn.
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Sweden and Trinidad and Tobago kick off their World Cup campaigns on Saturday with both teams pinning their hopes on two 34-year-olds looking to shine once more in the twilight of their careers. The Swedes, tipped to qualify alongside England from Group B, will be buoyed by the evergreen Henrik Larsson.