The International Monetary Fund meetings will take place against a backdrop of growing economic uncertainty in the Euro zone. IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde says there is a need for collective action to ease the crisis in Europe. Senior Fellow Domenico Lombardi agrees, noting that the IMF must pursue a decisive and proactive agenda to help stem any further contagion in Europe.
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European Leaders Must Unite to Solve Financial Crisis
September 19, 2011