Dutch put in bid as EU seeks European name for IMF head
Eurozone ministers open discussions over candidate as IMF needs to replace outgoing head Christine Lagarde
08 July 2019 - 19:03
Brussels — The EU wants a European to replace Christine Lagarde at the helm of the IMF, top EU officials say, while the Netherlands said it could fill the post.
The fund will need to replace Lagarde after she was nominated last week by EU leaders as the next president of the European Central Bank, a job that will start in November...
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