Europe Poised to Install Christine Lagarde as IMF Chief

EU officials are expected to name French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde as the new IMF managing director at next week’s G-8 meeting.
Europe Poised to Install Christine Lagarde as IMF Chief
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France's Finance Minister Christine Lagarde speaks to the press on May 19 in Paris. Lagarde is the leading contender to head the International Monetary Fund after the resignation of French Dominique Strauss-Kahn. (Mehdi Fedouach/AFP/Getty Images)