Christine Lagarde
Lagarde highlights threat of renewed EM volatility
IMF director lauds ECB assault on low interest rates and highlights importance of central bank communication as Federal Reserve continues to taper
Lagarde sets competitiveness goal for Caribbean
IMF head Christine Lagarde encourages economies in the Caribbean to address the ‘twin challenges’ of competitiveness and climate change
Lagarde says financial inclusion has key role in closing gender inequality gap
IMF managing director says women face extra cultural and educational hurdles in tapping into financial services, but financial inclusion can empower them
Lagarde says Yellen should double FOMC press conference frequency
IMF chief says clear communication is needed to dispel market uncertainty over US interest rate lift-off; also calls on FOMC to publish quarterly monetary policy reports
Balkanisation a ‘real threat' to globalised banking, says PRA head Bailey
Bank of England deputy governor and head of the Prudential Regulation Authority warns that essential global financial services are under threat, in Directory of Financial Regulators 2014 foreword
Rajan sets out ‘idealistic' vision for international monetary policy co-ordination
RBI governor would in an 'ideal world' establish an impartial arbiter of unconventional monetary policy; Lagarde says global welfare benefits should be quantified
Carstens leads Sintra scepticism over macro-pru policies
Bank of Mexico governor Agustin Carstens says macro-prudential instruments were of ‘limited use’ in his country, while Lagarde points to other issues across the globe
Targeting financial stability would compromise central bank independence, Lagarde says
IMF managing director Christine Lagarde says adding a financial stability objective to central bank mandates would be incompatible with their continued independence
Lagarde warns Arab world of ‘lost' generation
IMF managing director Christine Lagarde says Arab countries must build economies on participation, not privilege, to cash in their demographic dividend
Central Asia's central banks should shift attention to communication strategies – IMF
While some central banks in the Caucasus and Central Asia ‘require further development of instruments', others may ‘shift attention to communication strategies
Top central bankers meet at IMF to discuss way forward in the 'new normal'
IMF's Christine Lagarde hosts day-long conference taking on the challenges set to face the world's central bankers in the medium term
Lagarde calls for co-ordination to contain ‘spillovers' and ‘spillbacks'
Speech warns advanced economies they can suffer from negative feedback when their policies cause spillovers in emerging markets
Ukraine calls on IMF help as NBU focuses on financial stability
New government asks IMF and other international lenders for a bail-out; interim president tells central bank staff they must restore public confidence in the banking system
Lagarde lends weight to global clamour for policy co-ordination
IMF managing director joins Rajan and others in renewed calls for monetary policy to take into account international spillovers, as Fed taper rocks emerging markets
US Congress fails to sign off on IMF reforms
Sweeping modernisation package put together by G-20 in 2010 stopped in its tracks as House of Representatives declines to double quota increase and thus ratify changes to fund's governing structure
Lagarde warns of single currency ‘challenge’ in East Africa
IMF managing director Christine Lagarde tells the East African Community to learn from the genesis of other monetary unions across the globe
Lagarde calls for pre-emptive action on eurozone deflation
IMF managing director says the ECB should act to shore up eurozone inflation and find ways of getting credit to SMEs; Draghi says ECB must pursue price stability by all means necessary
Robert Pringle’s Viewpoint: ECB needs to play ‘chicken’ to force reform of Europe’s banks
The ECB won a game of brinkmanship with governments to secure the establishment of the bail-out fund. It needs to use the same tactic with three clear elements to force through bank reform
Lagarde says US has ‘special responsibilty' to unwind QE responsibly
IMF director says failure to raise US debt ceiling could seriously damage the global economy; warns emerging markets will have to adjust to new economic reality for remainder of the decade
IMF's Lagarde backs Fed over asset purchases
The IMF’s managing director believes the Fed should take a 'gradual' approach to reversing its asset purchases and rate cuts; stresses the importance of unemployment figures
IMF greenlights new wave of funds for ‘resolute' Cyprus
New IMF report says most conditions have been met with a ‘comfortable margin' but warns that the banking crisis' impact on households and corporates could be larger than anticipated
G-20 leaders vow co-operation to avoid monetary policy spillover
St Petersburg summit sees IMF concede advanced economies are now the major engines of global growth; European banking union is a top priority in the G-20's joint ‘action plan'
Lagarde tells central bankers not to 'rush to exit' on QE
Speaking at Jackson Hole, the head of the IMF said unconventional monetary policies were "still needed in all places it is being used" and that it was unclear what "exit" actually implied
Lagarde advocates closer European integration
IMF managing director tells Romanian audience the ‘right future’ for Eastern Europe is greater integration with its EU neighbours; implores region not to turn its back on European project