France’s Finance and Economy Minister Christine Lagarde visits a Parisian supermarket and goods retailer in Paris Thursday May 19, 2011. Lagarde has emerged as a potential candidate to replace IMF chief, Frenchman Dominique Strauss-Kahn who resigned Wednesday, saying he wants to devote “all his energy” to fighting sexual assault charges in New York. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)
PARIS (AP) — France’s frank, hard-working and chic finance minister, Christine Lagarde, emerged Friday as Europe’s likely choice to lead the International Monetary Fund.
The IMF insists the departure of former chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has not hurt its day-to-day operations, but it is clearly under pressure to find a successor fast to lead
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