When in one area of the world the standard of living and the size of the middle class increases, it is going to have an effect elsewhere in the world as well.
Christine LagardeIf inflation is the genie, then deflation is the ogre that must be fought decisively.
Christine LagardeI think more of the little kids from a school in a little village in Niger who get teaching two hours a day, sharing one chair for three of them, and who are very keen to get an education. I have them in my mind all the time. Because I think they need even more help than the people in Athens.
Christine LagardeThe difficulty that negotiators have is often based on the cultural difference that various countries have.
Christine Lagarde