Economy/Business News Alert: IMF picks Lagarde

---------------------------------------- Economy/Business News Alert: IMF picks Lagarde June 28, 2011 1:44:15 PM ---------------------------------------- French finance minister Christine Lagarde becomes the first woman to head the International Monetary Fund, after the IMF board chose her over Mexican central bank governor Agustin Carstens. Lagarde, picked with backing from the U.S., Europe and major emerging markets, faces immediate crisis talks over Europe, and must overcome the legacy of former managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn's arrest on sexual assault charges. http://link.email.washingtonpost.com/r/JDFA9Q/KEN77J/OL2V9P/09XJNK/D86BV/ID/h For more information, visit PostBusiness.com ---------------------------------------- Get The Washington Post app for iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch. http://itunes.com/apps/thewashingtonpost ---------------------------------------- Get breaking news alerts sent to your mobile phone. Sign up by texting NEWS to 98999. To unsubscribe, click here ---------------------------------------- ©2011 The Washington Post Company Washington Post Digital E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, DC 20071