Press Release No. 14/113

Press Release No. 14/113
March 20, 2014

Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, will visit Beijing on March 22-24 to meet with senior government officials and attend the China Development Forum 2014.

“I very much look forward to returning to China, a country that is undergoing transformative changes under its new leadership.” Ms. Lagarde said.

In Beijing, Ms. Lagarde will also attend an event with women leaders and address students at a townhall meeting at Tsinghua University.

She will speak at the opening ceremony of the Forum on March 23 and give a keynote luncheon speech at the Forum on March 24.

Ms. Lagarde last visited China in April, 2013.