Christine Lagarde

Christine Madeleine Odette Lagarde (French: [kʁistin madlɛn ɔdɛt laɡaʁd]; née Lallouette, IPA: [laluɛt]; born 1 January 1956 in Paris) is a French lawyer and Union for a Popular Movement politician who has been the Managing Director (MD) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) since 5 July 2011.

Previously, she held various ministerial posts in the French government: she was Minister of Economic Affairs, Finance and Employment and before that Minister of Agriculture and Fishing and Minister of Trade in the government of Dominique de Villepin. Lagarde was the first woman to become finance minister of a G8 economy, and is the first woman to head the IMF.

A noted antitrust and labour lawyer, Lagarde became the first female chairwoman of the international law firm Baker & McKenzie. On 16 November 2009, the Financial Times ranked her the best Minister of Finance in the Eurozone. On 28 June 2011, she was named as the next MD of the IMF for a five-year term, starting on 5 July 2011, replacing Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Her appointment is the 11th consecutive appointment of a European to head the IMF. In 2014, Lagarde was ranked the 5th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes magazine.

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Bitcoin reserve enthusiast Aleš Michl wins ‘Governor of the Year’ award

Cryptopolitan 22 Mar 2025
President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Christine Lagarde stated she is “confident that Bitcoin will not enter the reserves of any of the central banks of the General Council” of the ECB after ...
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Some European officials weigh if they can rely on Fed for dollars under Trump

The News International 22 Mar 2025
During a European Parliament hearing on Thursday about the US shift to protectionism and its impact on the European economy, ECB President Christine Lagarde said the relationship with the Fed had not changed since Trump took office in January ... .
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Europe’s Date with Destiny

Armstrong Economics 21 Mar 2025
When she was at the IMF, Christine Lagarde threatened tax havens to turn over all the people with accounts there or remove them from the SWIFT system ... Christine Lagarde, head of the IMF, could be ...
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Stocks fall, oil prices rise in choppy trade after Fed decision

The Peninsula 21 Mar 2025
The major eurozone markets of Frankfurt, Milan and Paris gave up around one percent or more after European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde warned a trade war between the United States and Europe ...
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Economic Watch: Europe's sluggish economy dampens company profits, defense sector thrives

China.dot.org 21 Mar 2025
PLUMMETING PROFITS ... DEFENSE BUDGETS SURGE ... The U.S ... Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, said it was impossible to guarantee that policymakers would meet the 2-percent inflation target in the short term, citing global volatility.
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ECB chief calls for greater trade integration amid U.S.-EU trade tensions

Xinhua 20 Mar 2025
BRUSSELS, March 20 (Xinhua) -- European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde on Thursday urged greater trade integration with the rest of the world to counter the economic fallout from escalating trade tensions between the U.S.
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Urgent Warning: ECB President Flags Tariffs’ Devastating Impact on Eurozone Inflation

Bitcoin World 20 Mar 2025
Are you prepared for a potential jolt to the global economy? ECB President Christine Lagarde has just dropped a bombshell, and it could directly impact your finances and the broader market sentiment.
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ECB's Lagarde warns US-EU trade war may hit growth

RTE 20 Mar 2025
European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde warned today that a trade war between the US and Europe could shave half a percentage point off eurozone growth and push up inflation.
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Taoiseach to attend EU leaders summit with Ukraine top of agenda

RTE 20 Mar 2025
Paschal Donohoe, as president of the Eurogroup, and Christine Lagarde, the ECB President, will brief leaders on the European economy.
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Higher Tariffs Would Raise Inflation, Slow Growth, ECB’s Lagarde Says

Wall Street Journal 20 Mar 2025
A rise in U.S. tariffs on imports from the EU that was met with retaliation would weaken economic growth in the eurozone and push inflation higher, Christine Lagarde warned ... .
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European shares fall as major central banks note economic uncertainty

The Irish Times 20 Mar 2025
European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde said a 25 per cent tariff imposed by the US would lower euro zone growth by 0.3 percentage points in the ...
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ECB reiterates need for a digital euro to counter influence of dollar-based stablecoins

Cryptoslate 20 Mar 2025
Earlier on March 20, ECB President Christine Lagarde told lawmakers in Brussels that Europe must accelerate progress on retail and wholesale versions of the digital euro to strengthen financial sovereignty and reduce external vulnerabilities ... 24 ... ....
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Czech Central Banker Expresses Doubts About Bitcoin as Reserve Asset

CryptoNewsZ 20 Mar 2025
👍 0 👎 0 ... While CNB Vice Governor Eva Zamrazilova has dismissed Bitcoin as a suitable reserve asset, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has similarly stated that Bitcoin is not appropriate for central bank reserves ... Also Read. South Korea.
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