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Now comes the hard part for IMF's Lagarde

She may have won a second term as head easily but will find it more challenging to deal with the global economy

Published Sun, Feb 21, 2016 · 09:50 PM

Washington

FOR Christine Lagarde, winning a second term heading the IMF was the easy part. Now comes the hard part, with challenges ranging from a lacklustre global recovery to dealing with financial hot spots including Greece and Ukraine.

Ms Lagarde, 60, was reappointed "by consensus" on Friday to a second five-year term as managing director of the International Monetary Fund, the IMF said in a statement. Her tenure will run through July 2021.