Christine Lagarde

A new era was beginning at the European Central Bank (ECB) on Friday as Christine Lagarde takes over from Mario Draghi at the head of the central bank managing the euro, the currency of the 19-member eurozone. Lagarde, 63-year-old,…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the removal of the age limit for the position of IMF managing director, paving the way for Kristalina Georgieva to head the multilateral lender. Since 1951, the IMF’s bylaws had…

France will coordinate European talks on the choice of the next managing director of the International Monetary Fund with the aim to find a candidate by the end of the month, official said. French Finance Minister, Bruno Le-Maire made…

Mr. Tunde Olatunji, an expert in Development Economy and Finance, has urged the Federal Government not to remove fuel subsidy as suggested by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Olatunji, who is a member of the Osun State…

By Emeka Okoroanyanwu and Babajide Okeowo Christine Lagarde, the outspoken Managing Director of International Monetary Fund (IMF) stirred the honest nest last week when she called on Nigeria to remove fuel subsidy which reached an…

EMEKA OKOROANYANWU Managing Director International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, has called on Nigeria and other countries still maintaining subsidy on fuel to stop the practice. Lagarde spoke at the ongoing IMF/World Bank Group…

Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, says Nigeria and other countries across have spent $5.2 trillion on fuel subsidy since 2015 and so should remove subsidy from petroleum products. Addressing…