Go Finance Reporting in PARIS - French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde claims to have won support from Egypt, Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to occupy the chair the Director of the IMF.
In Cairo, Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil al-Arabi, has announced support for Lagarde compared to two other candidates namely the Head of the Central Bank of Mexico Agustin Carsten and Central Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer.
"The Egyptian government supports the candidature French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde to serve as managing director of the IMF," said al-Arabi, quoted by AFP news agency MENA on Monday (06/13/2011).
In response, Lagarde admitted very happy for the support he received from Egypt. "In this region, I have the honor after support from Bahrain and has support from other Arab countries," said Lagarde.
Meanwhile, Arab Emirate Union also expressed support for the UAE Minister of Finance expressed Humayd Obeid al-Tayer. While in Indonesia, the Finance Minister Agustin Martowardojo also expressed support for the figure depicting Lagarde Lagarde as a professional, highly skilled in the interaction between the organization and have high integrity and expertise.
With all the support that flowed to him, Lagarde said that he believed his chances to occupy the director's chair IMF more wide open.
"I am very confident, especially after a meeting in Egypt. We have a very good relationship," said Lagarde. (GoFinance)
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