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IMF Chief: South Korea needs service, labor market reforms

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde said here Thursday that South Korea needs to enhance its economic dynamism through service and labor market reforms.

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IMF chief: Closing three gaps will help Asia's economic openness

AddressingtheannualBoaoForuminsouthChina'sHainanProvinceonTuesday,InternationalMonetaryFund(IMF)chiefChristineLagardeidentifiedthree"gaps"thatneededtobeclosedto

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Alibaba’s Jack Ma: Nobody can stop globalization

Tradeisaboutrespectingotherculturesandnobodycanstopglobalization,JackMa,thebillionaireco-founderofChinesee-commercegiantAlibabaGroupsaidonMondayattheBoaoForumfo

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IMF chief warns Trump's tax cuts could destabilise global economy

DonaldTrump’shugetaxcutsareathreattothestabilityoftheglobaleconomy,themanagingdirectoroftheInternationalMonetaryFundhaswarned.ChristineLagardesingledoutTrump’st

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IMF welcomes China’s SOE reform and credit control

China’sreformofstate-ownedenterprises(SOEs)andthecontinuedreininginofcreditinordertocontrolitsfinancialriskwillbemostwelcome,saidChristineLagarde,ManagingDirect

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IMF chief: S. Korean economy 'resilient' despite regional tensions

DespiteincreasingtensionontheKoreanPeninsula,SouthKorea'seconomyhasremainedresilient,saidInternationalMonetaryFund(IMF)ManagingDirectorChristineLagardeonMonday.

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IMF board says it retains full confidence in Christine Lagarde's leadership

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Monday (Dec 19) that it retains "full confidence" in Ms Christine Lagarde's ability to continue to lead the organization, despite her conviction for negligence in a French court.

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China pledges targeted reform to help RMB included in SDR

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Monday asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to include the Chinese currency in the special drawing rights (SDR) basket.

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Global economy faces strong headwind despite low oil prices, IMF

​The global economy is facing strong headwind despite the boost from positive factors such as lower oil prices and stronger U.S. economy, Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Thursday at a forum held by the Washington think tank Council on Foreign Relations.

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IMF's Lagarde lauds G20 countries' progress in lifting growth

Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde on Saturday commended Group of 20 (G20) countries's significant progress in developing growth strategies to lift medium-term growth.

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Global economy needs bold action to solidify growth: IMF chief

Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde said on Thursday that the global economy is turning the corner, but the recovery is still too weak and too slow with 200 million people unemployed.

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IMF chief warns of risks to recovery

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde on Saturday said that the recovery of the world economy is a consolidation process and people should be aware of the risks.

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IMF expresses confidence in Lagarde amid probe

The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) board expressed confidence in Christine Lagarde Thursday as the global lender's managing director answered questions in a French court over alleged abuse of office during her time as French finance minister.

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IMF chief Lagarde to appear in court over French corruption probe

International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde will answer questions at a French court on Thursday over alleged abuse of office during her time as French finance minister, local media reported on Wednesday.

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IMF chief warns over three-speed world economic recovery

The world economy looks better than it did half a year ago, but uneven pace of growth among regions have brought about a "three-speed" global economy, said the head of the International Monetary Fund on Wednesday.

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IMF chief warns against complacency in recovery efforts

At a Thursday news conference on the outlook of global economy in 2013, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief struck a cautiously optimistic tone on global economic recovery, but warned against any complacency in efforts to spur economic growth.