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  "title": "No Time to Waste: IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde",
  "publication": "IMF Blog, July 6, 2011",
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  "summary": "Our analysis of the connections between and among countries' economies and financial sectors",
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      "heading": "Focal issues outlined by the Managing Director",
      "content": "- Our analysis of the connections between and among countries' economies and financial sectors\n- The credibility of our analysis to countries must be candid and evenhanded\n- A comprehensive approach to our work that includes employment and social issues to help create stable economies"
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    {
      "heading": "Immediate priorities and tone",
      "content": "- Lagarde told the assembled reporters she had arrived in Washington soon after her selection because \"there are many issues to address that cannot wait for a summer holiday.\"\n- First press conference emphasized urgency: \"No Time to Waste\""
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    {
      "heading": "Main challenges identified",
      "content": "- In an interview the day before, Lagarde said sovereign debt and capital flows were two of the main challenges facing the global economy."
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      "heading": "Multimedia",
      "content": "- Have a look: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcBYTiMwzIY]\n\nNo Time to Waste: IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde — iMFdirect, July 6, 2011\n\n---\n\n\n References\n\n- press conference\n- interview\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/blogs/articles/2011/07/06/no-time-to-waste-imf-managing-director-christine-lagarde"
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    "A comprehensive approach to our work that includes employment and social issues to help create stable economies",
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    "First press conference emphasized urgency: \"No Time to Waste\"",
    "In an interview the day before, Lagarde said sovereign debt and capital flows were two of the main challenges facing the global economy.",
    "Have a look: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcBYTiMwzIY]",
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