Economy/Business News Alert: U.S. backs Lagarde to take helm of IMF

---------------------------------------- Economy/Business News Alert: U.S. backs Lagarde to take helm of IMF June 28, 2011 8:44:17 AM ---------------------------------------- Just before the IMF board meeting to choose its new director, the United States announced it would support French Finance Minister Christine Lagardefor the job, ensuring Lagarde's appointment and maintaining the fund's tradition of having a European banker at its helm. Many emerging economies had been lobbying for a non-European chief. http://link.email.washingtonpost.com/r/X109GB/3O73HJ/CE1U7D/L2GHFL/D882C/28/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