Christine Madeleine Odette Lagarde (French: [kʁistin madlɛn ɔdɛt laɡaʁd]; née Lallouette, IPA: [lalwɛt]; born 1 January 1956) is a French politician and lawyer who has been the President of the European Central Bank since 2019.

Jan 24, 2025 · Christine Lagarde (born January 1, 1956, Paris, France) is a French lawyer and politician who was the first woman to serve as France’s finance minister (2007–11), as the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF; 2011–19), and as president of the European Central Bank (2019– ).

1 day ago · Following is the text of European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde's statement after the bank's policy meeting on Thursday:

4 days ago · Central bank independence questioned, Lagarde says High debt, high inflation make independence tricky Governments want to blame central banks for difficulties, policymaker says BUDAPEST, Jan 27 ...

Professional career Since November 2019 President of the European Central Bank Chair of the European Systemic Risk Board Member of the Board of Directors at the Bank for International Settlements Member of the G7 Member of the G20 2011-2019 Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Washington, D.C. 2007-2011 Minister of Economy and Finance of France French presidency of the ...

4 days ago · Lamfalussy Lecture by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, at the Lamfalussy Lectures Conference organised by the Magyar Nemzeti Bank, pre-recorded in Frankfurt am Main on 15 January 2025 Budapest, 27 January 2025 In his later years, Alexandre Lamfalussy was once asked what his fundamental motivation in life was. He recalled the experience of his turbulent youth, surrounded by the ...

Dec 23, 2024 · Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, gives her assessment of the past few turbulent years of monetary policy and explains what she thinks Europe needs to do next...

Oct 31, 2024 · In an interview with Le Monde on Monday, October 28, Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB) since November 2019, spoke of why Europe is "falling behind." She criticized...

Nov 17, 2023 · Christine Lagarde said in a speech in Frankfurt on Friday that “creating a European SEC” to replace the patchwork of national markets watchdogs would help to raise the huge sums needed to...

Dec 4, 2024 · Europe must refocus, exposing the key blockages in the financing pipeline and identifying a smaller number of solutions with the highest return. Three stand out today.