EU holds on to IMF chairmanship

French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde was appointed as the new chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the 28 June 2011 at a time of unprecedented economic turmoil in the eurozone.

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ESO: Background information: Race for leadership of IMF heats up http://www.europeansources.info/record/race-for-leadership-of-imf-heats-up/

BBC News, 28.6.11: Christine Lagarde named IMF chief http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13951950

EurActiv, 29.6.11: Lagarde wins IMF top job, presses Greece on crisis http://www.euractiv.com/euro-finance/lagarde-wins-imf-top-job-presses-news-506049

France24, 28.6.11: Lagarde urges Greeks to unite behind austerity measures http://www.france24.com/en/20110629-lagarde-urges-greeks-unite-opposition-austerity-measures-imf-economy-debt

Deutsche Welle, 28.6.11: Europe hails Lagarde as IMF successor http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15107063,00.html

IMF: Press Release, No.259, 2011: IMF Executive Board Selects Christine Lagarde as Managing Director http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2011/pr11259.htm

Libération, 29.6.11: Europe still heads IMF (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/747391-europe-still-heads-imf

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