Christine Lagarde is in poll position. Having put her name forward last week, the silver-haired French finance minister may well become the new managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). 28 May 2011 Appointing the next IMF boss from Western Europe would be a mistake of historic proportions – not least given the extent to which the centre of economic gravity has now shifted to the emerging markets of the east. 21 May 2011 Between January and March, we now know, the UK economy grew only 0.5pc. 14 May 2011Liam Halligan
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