IMF closes ranks behind its chief to protect the Fund's wider interests
Tokyo
BY closing ranks in support of managing director Christine Lagarde after a French court found her guilty of criminal charges linked to misuse of public funds, the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) executive board has moved to protect the Washington-based institution itself, as well as its head.
Executive directors of the IMF said in a statement they had considered the French court's decision announced on Monday and that they maintained "full confidence in the managing director's ability to continue to effectively carry out her duties".
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