christine lagarde taking the helm at a pivotal time. knowing her character, what do you think she's going to do first to resolve the situation? >> reporter: well, definitely we hear what we hear. she will definitely follow dominic strauss-kahn's economy line. strauss can really started tackling the greece problem. at the same time i're sure christine lagarde is going to be very tough with the greek, asking them to respect what they've been asked to do and definitely would be the very first challenge to face. at the same time she's aware of the fact that she has to bring europe in a new economy governance because as you said europe right now is under the spotlight. we have a lot of crisis in greece, you know, but everybody things about ivan, portugal, spain. so we are in a very bad economic state, global europe. she will have to focus on all of that. but i think she's a woman who knows how to deal with these kind of problems. >> she's also a woman who knows how to talk in senses. would you say, christian, that that's one of the most impo

christine lagarde appointment keeps a european at the head of the world's top lender keeping the long held tradition intact and in a debt crisis having one of its own carrying the international monetary fund could be more important than ever for europe i think that's my. intimate knowledge of those mechanisms. both the european community and the eurozone of its many leaders can help lead guards main competitor was augustine carstens from mexico who argued her point would only add to the perception of i.m.f. bias there could be some conflict of interest i mean they know their main borel's institution will be a rule europe so we'll have

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coming up on our program, the imf has chosen christine the guard as its new director. -- khristine lagarde as its new director. >> and the women's cup team usa beat north korea in the opening match. it is history in the making, the imf board has appointed christine lagarde as the new managing director. it makes for the first female head of the global financial manager. >> most of america was actually against the european taking the post, but then brazil began lining up with her. washington says her experience comes at an invaluable time and a critical time for the company. >> the result the sound of like a routine press announcement. >> the international monetary fund has today selected christine lagarde as the imf managing director for a five- year terms of starting on july 5, 2011. >> the current french finance minister had been widely expected to become the imf's first female managing director. brazil and the u.s. threw their weight behind her, along with europe and china. she wasn't chosen head of the mexican central bank chief -- ce mexican central bank chief. after the announcement,

chief christine lagarde also faces a tough task of pointing up the perception that organization is biased in favor of western countries. also fears grow that unrest in syria might drive the militant group hezbollah out weapons it stored there in lebanon threatening to stoke up further trouble in the region. and our top story in business russia's two main forces are ready to merge it's part of the government's efforts to improve russia's the natural infrastructure and transfer market the global financial center join me for more details in our business bulletin in twenty minutes from now. world news and much more twenty four hours a day good to have you with us today but it cuts all bankruptcy a tough choice for the greek parliament which is facing a crucial stereotypic european leaders have already warned that there are no other options the testers are already flocking to the parliament thousands of them are again venting their fury and measures at least forty six people were injured as violent clashes and strikes paralyzed and sure the eve of the hundreds of thousands are on the streets w

chief christine lagarde also faces the tough task of biting off the perception that the organization is biased in favor of western countries. also fears grow that unrest in syria might strike the militant group whose goal are to move weapons it still gets in lebanon threatening to stoke up further trouble in the region. and in russia there's a push for better laws to help orphans make their way into work as we reveal how many are denied the state supports their title to. international news and comments twenty four hours a day this is our table come to the program budget cuts or bankruptcy tough choice for the greek parliament which is facing a crucial austerity vote here pain leaders have already warned athens there are no other options for testers or any flocking to the parliament thousands of them are again venting their fury over the planned measures at least forty six people were injured as well in clashes and strikes paralyze the country even though hundreds of thousands were on the streets with police using tear gas to disperse them. live pictures from part of the e.u. is deman

economic turmoil becomes the first challenge for a new chief christine lagarde faces the tough task of the perception that the organization is in favor of western countries. syria. has a long weapons it's still. threatening to stoke up further trouble in the region. as a push to help orphans make their way in the world as we reveal. the states of the . international news twenty four hour. to day this is our table come to the program budget cuts bankruptcy tough choice for the greek parliament which is facing a crucial austerity vote european leaders have already warned that things there are no other options of protest as old many flocking to the parliament thousands of them are again venting their fury over the planned measures at least forty six people were injured as violent clashes in strikes paralyze the country even though it's hundreds of thousands were on the streets with these using tear gas to disperse them. a lot of people as. well the e.u. is demanding twenty eight billion euros worth of cuts before releasing more funds to be used journalist. as being part of the e.u. these

michelle has more. >> christine lagarde is used to breaking glass ceilings. now she shatters another becoming the first female managing director of the international monetarily fund. >> when i had the meeting at the i.m.f. it was a group of 24 administrators, not a single woman. when i found myself interviewed by these 24 men for three hours, i thought it's good things changed, good everybody brings their own perspective. and i'm very key to do that. >> her main competitor was mexico's central bank government nor augustic n karstens admitting that she was unstoppable. >> it's very difficult to break the tradition given the crisis in europe. europe thinks it needs, it requires to have that from the institution. >> with the euro zone in crisis, europe has never relied more on the i.m.f. so the continent will be reliefs to have one of their own in the top job. >> i feel lagarde will have much more emp think if the european position and there's a real danger that it could be seen as favoritism rather than technically minded positions. and that would not serve the

the international monetary fund has a new leader tonight-- christine lagarde has been chosen to lead the global finance agency, susie. >> susie: tom, she takes over starting july 5, and is now considered one of the most powerful women in the global financial system. lagarde is also the first woman ever to head the influential i.m.f. in its 67-year history. the 55-year-old french national has been her country's finance minster since 2007, and is an attorney by training. she replaces dominique strauss- kahn, who stepped down last month after being indicted on sexual harassment charges. >> tom: lagarde will play a key role in negotiating financing for europe's sovereign debt bailouts. today, she urged greece's conservative opposition party to support the tough austerity measures needed to get that country's debt situation under control. >> susie: joining us now with more on lagarde and the i.m.f., scott macdonald, head of research at aladdin capital. >> susie: hi, scott. >> how you doing, susie. >> susie: good, thank you. let's begin with what is the most important job on christine lagar

. >> and christine lagarde gets the backing of african nations. >> weow know where the deadly e. co outbreak began in germany. the bacteria came from contaiminated bean sprouts from a bean farm in the north of the country. 31 people have died from the new toxic strain. >> this organic farm has ceased production. it may not be the only source of the outbreak but evidence shows the bean sprouts carry e. coli. >> we are relieved of the new findings and how they've been

chief christine lagarde will inherit so how will she shape the global landscape doesn't shape her first. really good serve on the problem of real need in the food . nato backfire libya's civilians call for an end to nato campaign with the bombs a betrayal drowning out their voices the president does not have power under the constitution big unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation about senator reading a quote so who said it well actually then senator barack obama so why has the change of heart over libya and what the members of congress say about it. it's tuesday june twenty eighth i'm christine for sal in washington d.c. we're watching our team. starting off today the torch has been passed french finance minister christine lagarde has been confirmed as the new head of the international monetary fund she is of course replacing dominique strauss kahn charged with sexually assaulting a maid at a new york hotel last month now this of course is a pred stressed you just position but let's get to the nit

greek economic turmoil is the first challenge for the new international monetary fund chief christine lagarde the first woman to head the organization she also faces the tough task of fighting off the perception of the i.m.f. is biased in favor of western countries. and fears grow that unrest in syria might struggle militant group hezbollah to move weapons at store there to lebanon threatening to stoke up further trouble in the region meanwhile israel is reportedly deploying new missile defense systems near its border with lebanon. that will have more on those stories next in the quarter of an hour's time we're going to the sports news now with him on some high adrenaline sporting action for us on the stand about well the latest from wimbledon which is a thrill in itself we have a real treat for everyone today feature on one of the most daring sports around find out what that is in a moment. alone

the international monetary fund chooses french finance minister christine lagarde as it's a new chief in europe's financial time of. eleven pm here in the russian capital you're watching r.t. thanks very much for joining us now our top story violent clashes are broken out in greece during massive a nationwide strikes hundreds of thousands of workers are protesting ahead of a parliamentary vote on a harsh sets of tax hikes and spending cuts but riot police have detained eighteen people so far and four policemen have been hospitalized with injuries twenty eight billion euros worth of cuts are needed before the e.u. would greece to hand recent other cash bail out it's considered the country's a last resort to avoid becoming the first eurozone nation to default but both the

she once ran a large american law firm and lawyer who runs a large american economy and christine lagarde who shepherded tough economic reforms was recently ranked france's sixth most pop figure. how does she manage it? a friend and fellow lawyer says it's a combination of personality and competence. >> one she listens to people, two she's very human, she's very just, high ethics which are important, because i think in the end it's always ethical people who really lead others. >> reporter: the author of a recent book about lagarde says many people don't know she's a devout catholic who tells herself constantly to keep smiling. it has carried her through some tough situations but cyril leshev says after a divorce and long separations between her two sons has regrets. >> she sacrificed a lot for her career and this is something when you speak with her she doesn't feel very good about this now when she looks back, she has the feeling that she missed something. >> reporter: but in her public life she has missed little, widely credited for working around the clock to head off the financial cri

chief christine lagarde also faces the tough task of biting off a perception of the organization is biased in favor of western countries. also fears grow that unrest in syria might try to militant group has been to move weapons it's. threatening to stoke up further trouble in the region. and in russia there's a push for better laws to help orphans make their way in the world to feel many of the united states support. you're watching our team with world news and much more twenty four hours a day welcome to the program budget cuts all bankruptcy tough choice for the greek parliament which is facing a crucial austerity vote european leaders have already warned that there are no other options but thousands of protesters are again expected to vent their fury over the planned measures but at least forty six people were injured as violent clashes and strikes power. lies the country on the eve of the vote hundreds of thousands were on the streets with police using tear gas to disperse them arrests made the e.u. is demanding it twenty eight billion euros with cuts before would be seen yet more fund

problems in the in trade head of the international monetary fund the french finance minister christine lagarde she won the overwhelming support of europe u.s. russia china making her clear favorites washington correspondent and she can has more on the implications of the point and the global economy christine lagarde appointment keeps the european at the head of the world's top lender keeping a long held tradition intact and in a debt crisis having one of its own chairing the international monetary fund could be more important than ever for europe i think that. intimate knowledge of those mechanisms. of the european community and the eurozone of its many leaders can help lead guards main competitor was augustine carstens from mexico who argued her appointment would only add to the perception of i.m.f. by its there could be some conflict of interest i mean they know their main borel's institution will be europe so we'll have a situation where they will roll or stormin eighteen to create thirty institutional emerging economies the engine of global growth in recent years are vastly under represen

chief christine lagarde also faces a tough task of fighting off the perception of the organizations based biased in favor of western countries. also fears grow that on the rest in syria might struggle militant group hezbollah to move weapons it's going back to lebanon that is battling to stoke up better trouble in the region. and in russia as a push for better laws of all things make their way in the world below many on to right the state support entitled see. that this is r.t. a lot from moscow twenty four hours a day welcome to the program budget cuts all bankruptcy tough choice for the greek parliament which is facing a crucial austerity budget european leaders have already warned off ends there and then other options for thousands of protesters are again expected to vent their fury over the planned measures at least forty six were injured as a lot of clashes and strikes paralyze the country on the eve of that sense of thousands in the streets with police using tear gas. to disperse them and interests me the e.u. is demanding twenty eight billion euros worth of cuts before would be see

christine lagarde appointment keeps a european at the head of the world's top lender keeping the long held tradition intact and in a debt crisis having one of its own carrying the international monetary fund could be more important than ever for europe i think that's my. intimate knowledge of those mechanisms. both the european community and the eurozone of its many leaders can help lead guards main competitor was augustine carstens from mexico who argued her point would only add to the perception of i.m.f. bias there could be some conflict of interest i mean they know their main borel's institution will be a rule europe so we'll have a situation where they were or stormin eighteen to create the institutional emerging economies the engine of global growth in recent years are vastly under the representative in the organization with the u.s. and europe holding half of the votes and veto power carson said he knew he had lost even before he announced he was running the fooling myself i mean it's like starting a soccer game with the five to see who will score and only suggest i am have gon

chief christine lagarde also faces the tough task of fighting off a perception that the organization is biased in favor of western countries. also fears grow that unrest in syria might struggle militant has been on the move weapons it's stored there to lebanon threatening to stoke up further trouble in the region. and in russia there's a push for better laws to help orphans make their way in the world as we move real how many are denied the state support then tighten to. eleven welcome to watching international news twenty four hours a day budget cuts bankruptcy a tough choice for the greek parliament which is facing a crucial austerity vote european leaders have already warned afghans there are no other options but thousands of protesters are again expected to vent their fury over the planned measures at least forty six people were injured as violent clashes in strikes paralyze the punishment even but hundreds of thousands were on the streets with police using tear gas to disperse them until the rest. late e.u. is demanding a twenty eight billion euro with cuts already seen yet fund

the international monetary fund chooses french finance minister christine lagarde as its a new chief well she was backed by europe the u.s. russia and china making her the clear favorite. just after midnight here in moscow you're watching r t thanks for joining us now to our top story violent clashes serve broken out in greece during massive nationwide strikes hundreds of thousands of workers are protesting ahead of a parliamentary vote on a harsh set of tax hikes and spending cuts riot police have detained eighteen people so far and four policemen have been hospitalized with injuries twenty eight billion euros worth of cuts are needed before the e.u. agrees to hand greece another cash bailout let's consider the country's last resort to avoid becoming the first eurozone nation to default but both the cuts and the high interest bailout are deeply unpopular illustrated by the fact that police have once again clashed with protesters and fired tear gas during the mass march on parliament. well earlier i spoke to for national journalist didn't she call for says an incompetent government h

on our website our team dot com you can have your say on what the appointment of christine lagarde will bring let's take a look at how you've been voting so far throughout the day the majority of you think that the new i.m.f. chief will be a puppet controlled by the interest of global corporate. partners ations while a fourth are the view got the organization itself will be exploiting week a common reason deepening the crisis others are split over two options either the move will help change the world's financial system or it will set a new independent course for the i.m.f. those know what you think get involved by logging on to our team and drop us a line. the crew that returned from the international space station last month having been whole have been holding i should say their traditional meeting across the star city outside moscow arches top bar and went along as well to meet up with flight engineer cady coleman who became famous for a somewhat unique performance on the station you cannot for six months know. being when your flu has been living and working out. you know back here o

and europe found christine lagarde the best fit for the job so that several emerging markets including russia and china but she faces the difficult task of appearing independent despite her past lies and will struggle not to cement even further the perception that the i.m.f. exists only for the benefit of its creditors i'm gonna check our reporting from washington hard to. stay with us here on our team lots more stories coming your way including this. activists say claims that a flotilla heading for gaza is carrying chemical weapons to use against soldiers are just israel's attempt to undermine the aid mission plus. their ex trying to export democracy for around the world that when they're trying to suppress the citizens of this country we speak to the residents of one u.s. state is they get some unconstitutional treatment from the government. purse though libya says the international criminal court is just a cover for nato attempts to kill colonel gadhafi and refuses to recognize its legitimacy this came in response to the issue of an r.s.s. warrant for qaddafi in two of his confidant

christine lagarde is kind of old guard.iven her relative detachment to issues faced by emerging markets. the main issue for karstens, europe accounts for more than a third of all executive board votes and also lagarde has won the endorsement of some key developing countries including places like egypt. meanwhile she denies that she's ill-equipped to take the top job. >> translator: the if i'm elected i would have all southern states taking account of the diversity of economic development. >> christine lagarde there. up next on "world business today," from fashion to football we'll look at the big names with designs on asia. am disappears but your wrinkles don't. ♪ introducing neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair. it has the fastest retinol formula available. in fact, it's clinically proven to smooth wrinkles in just one week. so all you have to do is sit back and watch your wrinkles go away. new rapid wrinkle repair. from neutrogena®. maybe you don't think you're at risk for heart attack or stroke but if you've been diagnosed w

. >> and christine lagarde gets the backing of african nations. >> weow know where the deadly e. co outbreak began in germany. the bacteria came from contaiminated bean sprouts from a bean farm in the north of the country. 31 people have died from the new toxic strain. >> this organic farm has ceased production. it may not be the only source of the outbreak but evidence shows the bean sprouts carry e. coli. >> we are relieved of the new findings and how they've been assesed. we hope the new cases will show positive development. >> the rate of new infections is in decline, but 31 have died since consuming the bacteria. thousands are sick and many more could follow. >> i cannot give the all clear yet. the numbers are clearly on the decline. this is a good reason for optimism. >> after coming under suspicion, cucumbers are on the menu. the advice not to eat uncooked sporuts routs is in place. >> the russians are breathing easier, lifting the ban on vegetables from the european union. this was after a summit as well as sorting out the spat over vegetables. and this is also part of th

what if although christine lagarde has just been formally announced as the new head of the i.m.f. i think their decision was really made weeks and weeks ago the deal was caught between the big european players and america to make christine lagarde the head of the new head of the i.m.f. so what we've seen over the last few weeks is much more of a p.r. campaign to say yes of course we care a bit about the emerging economies but not so much that they could have a head of the i.m.f. so i think something has changed i think they are becoming a bit more influential but it's still dominated by the western powers do you think that will ever change that we could ever see a leader from an emerging economy or not the world's richest nations lead an institution like the i.m.f. . i think it could change possibly but i think even if. carstens had won this time i don't think it would change things that fundamentally because the problem with the i.m.f. is not just that it's headed by a european but a much more fundamentally that it's a very short term narrow technocratic institution to solve a lo

christine lagarde of point man keeps a european at the head of the world's top lender keeping the long held tradition intact and in a debt crisis having one of its own carrying the international monetary fund could be more important than ever for europe seeing the. intimate knowledge of those mechanisms. of the european community and the eurozone of its many leaders can help the guard's main competitor was i was saying carstens from mexico who argued her point man would only edge to the perception of i.m.f. by its kooky some conflict the theme for it's going to be no they mean war or institutional u.v.b. it will europe and or so will her physically stronger they will rule or stormin eighteen to create the institutional emerging economies the engine of global growth in recent years are vastly under represented in the organization with the u.s. and europe holding half of the votes and veto power and only suggest i am have by as has had a negative effect on the world's economy and they would use their own monopoly over . force certain policies. own country's. policies there were no nation

christine lagarde. you have people saying that it shouldn't be her i mean do you think that people are basically concerned that she's going to throw a bunch of money at the euro zone i mean already like i said i'm after vides a third of the euro zone's bailout and that's a really those countries that are in distress right now. yes absolutely i mean that's exactly what's going to happen unfortunately and i know you have the governor of the bank going to he go former deputy managing director augustine carson's as sort of this emerging market candidate but it's clear that he will also be simply acting for the same euro and anglo american interests i mean i would have you seen this guy have you can even last one day you know do in a rural village and you know are they you know the province in eastern china is supposed to be a representative of poverty to a defamer district in. famine stricken nations really quickly roggio really quickly roger we're almost out of time but i just really want to ask you this y

chief christine lagarde will inherit so how will she shape the global landscape if it doesn't shape her first really some sort of almost program ok. if you need to through. nato backfire libya civilians call for an end to nato campaign because the bombs of betrayal and drowning out our voices from the president does not have the power under the constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual were imminent threat to the nation and senator they're quoting someone so who was it well actually senator barack obama or why has he changed his heart over libya and went to members of congress have to say about it. it's tuesday june twenty eighth four pm in washington d.c. i'm christine for sound here watching our team. well there has been for pushback in libya this week after the international criminal court issued an arrest warrant for moammar gadhafi many libyans say it's all just a cover for nato's attempt to kill colonel gadhafi and refused to recognize it for genesee and the libyans are also calling for nato leaders to be held

greece is one of many challenges awaiting christine lagarde, the first female to head the global fund. one of kabul's leading hotels is the front of a battle. and the bubble could go bust. we'll go there to find out. >> welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the economic crisis in greece has reached a tipping point and the anger of austerity measures ignited clashes on the streets of athens as the country teaters on the edge of bankruptcy. tomorrow, the greek parliament is set to vote on deeper spending cuts. the union have called a strike which had clashes between the protestors and the police. >> late into the athens' evening, there were clashes between police and protestors outside parliament, all part of a day of protests against an austerity package which greek m.p.'s will vote on foam. earlier, the protests had turned violent. for hours, there were running battles in the square outside parliament. communication trucks were attacked and set on fire. after all the tension, bitterness and frustration, it was inevitable that there would be an outbreak of viol

obviously the fact that christine lagarde and agustin carstens have turned up in india to lobby for their candidate siz means that india's decision really does matter. >> agustin carstens arrived in india today. in some hours he'll be meeting india's finance minister. later in the day, he's going to hold a news conference. it's part of the effort by the two candidates to lob boby for top job. >> hamid, what is carstens seen as in india? are you getting any idea of the feedback he's been getting from some of the leaders over there? >> as for india's prime minister, lodged his discontent over control of global financial institutions. that said, he also mentioned it's a long haul before a change take place. but so far, yan hasn't yet taken any position on who should hedge the imf job and the decision is likely to be announced by the prime minister himself. nina? >> we should also talk about the growing discord between the emerging markets and the traditional people who dominated the role at the imf and indeed the world bank, europe and the united states. talk to me about the emerging market

greek economic turmoil is the first challenge for the new international monetary fund chief christine lagarde the first woman to head the organization she also faces the tough task of fighting off the perception of the i.m.f. is biased in favor of western countries. and the fears grow that unrest in syria might drive the militant group hezbollah to move weapons that store that in lebanon threaten to stoke up further trouble in the region meanwhile israel is reportedly deploying in unison. defense systems its border with lebanon. the georgian opposition leader. has been in brussels recently as part of a round europe trip the visit was aimed at giving an inside account of last month's violent police crackdown on protesters. told r.t. that georgia's costly p.r. campaigns can't hide the truth about the president saakashvili that's today's interview. week of protests ousting georgian president saakashvili ended in violent dispersal of protesters by their eyes police joining us now to talk of more about that particular circumstance in instances and georgian politics in general is the recognized lea

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