Press Release: Statement by Christine Lagarde on former Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty
April 10, 2014
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IMF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT |
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Press Release No. 14/165
April 10, 2014
IMF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT |
| Media Relations |
|---|
| E-mail: media@imf.org |
| Phone: 202-623-7100 |
Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) issued the following statement today after the news of the death of Jim Flaherty, former Minister of Finance for Canada:
“Jim Flaherty was a dear friend and I am profoundly saddened to learn of his passing. I would like to extend our deepest condolences to his family. I will miss him.
“Jim was a highly effective Finance Minister, who devoted himself to improving Canada’s economy and the well-being of its people. He was also a principled and forthright colleague in international fora such as the G-20 and the International Monetary and Financial Committee. I speak for the whole international community represented by the IMF membership when I say that his passing is a great loss.”
