Christine Lagarde

BusinessJayati Ghosh | 2019-08-23 00:00:00

The process of selecting the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) next managing director must change. In particular, the tradition of choosing...

Is Tito preparing an IMF financial parachute, now a $171bn foreign debt cliff looms?

OpinionPatrick Bond | 2018-12-18 00:00:00

The reason for the International Monetary Fund’s Christine Lagarde's visit to South Africa is unknown. South Africa desperately needs a...

IMF backs state-issued digital currency

BusinessKevin Davie | 2018-11-23 00:00:00

Cryptocurrencies have been collapsing. Market leader Bitcoin this week fell below $5 000 for the first time in more than a year. It traded on...

Seeds of next global financial crisis being sown, top officials warn

BusinessJulien Girault | 2018-10-14 11:59:00

Rising US interest rates, tanking emerging market currencies and a bitter US-China trade spat could push the world towards its next financial...

IMF chief defends rate hikes after Trump slams 'crazy' Fed

WorldDan Martin | 2018-10-11 07:11:00

IMF chief Christine Lagarde on Thursday defended central bank rate hikes in a veiled rebuke to Donald Trump after the US president blamed "crazy"...

IMF head Christine Lagarde found guilty of negligence in French tycoon payout trial

WorldChine Labbe | 2016-12-19 16:46:00

French judges found International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde guilty of negligence on Monday for failing to challenge a state...

Economic week ahead: Updated global growth forecast

BusinessMatt Quigley | 2014-07-21 07:35:00

A rates decision in Nigeria and an inflation release in South Africa are the big economic events in Africa this week. Further afield, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will update its global economic outlook on Thursday....

JSE shuts down for five minutes in honour of Mandela

BusinessLynley Donnelly | 2013-12-06 10:56:00

Tributes from the corporate world and business leaders have begun streaming in for former president Nelson Mandela, who died on Thursday. The JSE halted trade for five...

IMF's Lagarde avoids charges in French payout scandal

BusinessSapa-AFP | 2013-05-25 08:24:00

Lagarde was questioned for a total of 24 hours by prosecutors working for a court that probes cases of ministerial misconduct over her 2007...

IMF's Lagarde in court for arbitration battle

WorldReuters | 2013-05-23 09:27:00

The arbitration payment was made to a supporter of France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy.

Women leaders want more representation in Davos

WorldSapa-AFP | 2013-01-26 13:30:00

One of the most noticeable aspects of the World Economic Forum in Davos, a gathering of the world's top CEOs, politicians and officials, is the...

IMF's Lagarde says conflict 'enemy No 1' of Africa growth

Africa (Business)Joe Bavier | 2013-01-08 08:12:00

Africa's emerging nations have become a driving force for world economic growth, International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said on...

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