IMF, the Lagarde era begins in the midst of the Greek crisis

With the Greek crisis at the top of the IMF agenda, the Christine Lagarde era begins. From today, the former French economy minister is the director general of the Fund, the eleventh to be precise. She is the first woman to take the reins of the financial institution. "Difficult strategic decisions to promote global recovery and deal with the crisis in the euro area" await Lagarde, as stated in the IMF's internal journal. In any case, she will be the one to express herself directly in a press conference scheduled for today at 15 pm Italian time. In the short term, the Fund will meet its board of directors to unblock the fifth tranche of its 30 billion euro loan to Athens, equal to 30 billion.