Lawyer by background. Practised for 20 years with the international law firm Baker McKenzie; 1999, became Global Chairman. 2005, joined the French government as Trade Secretary. Two years later, became the first woman to hold the post of Finance and Economy Minister of a G7 country. Between 2011 and 2019, eleventh and first woman Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Since November 2019 President of the European Central Bank. July 2016, re-elected for a five-year term. Member of the Board of Trustees, World Economic Forum.
The following is a discussion between Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, and Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank. It was featu...
As the G-20 finance ministers and central bank governors gather this week in Fukuoka, they can take inspiration from their host city. Known as Japan’s “startup city,” Fukuoka has flourish...
Climate change is the great existential challenge of our times. It is a challenge that spans all regions, with especially severe consequences for low-income countries.
El cambio climático es el gran reto existencial de nuestro tiempo. Es un reto que afecta a todas las regiones y que tiene consecuencias especialmente graves en los países de bajo ingreso....
The public perception that some large multinational companies pay little tax has led to political demands for urgent action.
“To define is to limit,” Oscar Wilde once said. But sometimes economists need to use definitions to see the scope of a problem and find ways to lift the limits to success. This is especia...
«Definir es limitar», dijo una vez Oscar Wilde. Sin embargo, a veces, los economistas tienen que utilizar definiciones para poder ver el alcance de un problema y encontrar la forma de eli...
The persistent gap between female and male labour force participation comes at a significant economic cost. This column argues that because women and men complement each other in the prod...
Pese a ciertas mejoras, las brechas de participación en la fuerza laboral entre hombres y mujeres siguen siendo considerables. Solo para mencionar un ejemplo, ninguna economía avanzada o ...
Despite some progress, the gaps in labor force participation between men and women remain large. To take just one example, no advanced or middle-income economy has reduced the gender gap ...
As G20 leaders gather in Argentina, the global economy faces a critical juncture. We have had a good stretch of solid growth by historical standards, but now we are facing a period where ...
Al tiempo que los líderes del G-20 se reúnen en Argentina, la economía mundial atraviesa una encrucijada. Hemos tenido una buena racha de sólido crecimiento según niveles históricos, pero...
This is a transcript of a speech to the Singapore Fintech Festival.
El Pacto con África se centra en el reto fundamental del continente: cómo acelerar la inversión del sector privado y crear puestos de trabajo. Para que ese potencial se haga plenamente re...
Mark Twain once said that “History never repeats itself, but it does often rhyme.” As heads of state gather in Paris this week to mark 100 years since the end of World War I, they should ...
