Christine Lagarde
Christine Lagarde
Christine Madeleine Odette Lagarde is a French lawyer and politician who has been the Managing Directorof the International Monetary Fundsince 5 July 2011...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth1 January 1956
CountryFrance
teaching school kids
I think more of the little kids from a school in a little village in Niger who get teaching two hours a day, sharing one chair for three of them, and who are very keen to get an education. I have them in my mind all the time. Because I think they need even more help than the people in Athens.
world way needs
We Need a RESET IN THE WAY THE ECONOMY GROWS Around the World
social-unrest two risk
Social unrest and protectionism are the two major risks of the world economic crisis.
fields scientist economist
I guess economists, it’s a bit like scientists, you have definitely fewer women in that field,
deflation genies inflation
If inflation is the genie, then deflation is the ogre that must be fought decisively,
europe government doubt
The Europeans governments have massively changed the landscape in Europe. There is no doubt about it. They have put together the European Financial Stability Fund. They have discussed and approved the European Stability Mechanism.
reading tea-leaves crystals
I'm not in the business of reading tea leaves. I don't have a crystal ball.
economy
When women do better, economies do better.
political promise campaigns
I'm very much a believer that it's action that matters much more so than, you know, the flurry of political promises and statements and slogans that are used during political campaigns.
responsibility loss gains
All stakeholders must participate in the gains and losses of any particular situation.
obtain
We still have to obtain clarification on its interpretation,
certainly emerging future hard lies offers round serious
We very much see that the future of the round lies in willingness to do some hard work, willingness to compromise, but certainly significant and serious offers to be made by the emerging countries.
employed european plenty
There is a very strong linkage between U.S. banks and European banks. There are plenty of European employees that are employed by U.S. companies, and there are plenty of U.S. employees that are employed by European companies.
accord commission explore firmly goodwill mandate president terms yesterday
What the president said very firmly yesterday is that the mandate of the Commission must be respected. But there is goodwill to explore all the terms of an accord which is indispensable,