Press Release No. 14/405

Press Release: IMF Executive Board Statement on Managing Director Christine Lagarde

August 29, 2014

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today issued the following statement regarding the legal case in France involving Managing Director Christine Lagarde:

“As we have said before, it would not be appropriate to comment on a case that has been and is currently before the French judiciary. However, the Executive Board has been briefed on recent developments related to this matter, and continues to express its confidence in the Managing Director’s ability to effectively carry out her duties.”