10 Most Powerful People in Finance
By siliconindia
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Wednesday, 16 November 2011, 03:25 IST
9. Christine Lagarde:
The MD of IMF, Christine Lagarde, is the successor of Dominique -Strauss- Kahn. Lagarde is from France who did her partial education in U.S. and interned in congress and later returned to France to perceive her degree in law. Initially, she worked with American firm baker and McKenzie in the year 1981 and was the first woman to head the firm. In 2005, she became the trade minister for Jacques Chirac, the former French president. She had to come across several hardships and made applauding negotiations and gained a great fame for herself in the world of economy.