Lagarde Says She's Open to Second Term as IMF Managing Director

  • Lagarde's five-year term as IMF chief ends in July 2016
  • She says it's up to IMF members to decide if she stays

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Christine Lagarde said she’s open to serving another term as head of the International Monetary Fund after her current tenure ends in July.

"Clearly, this could be my last annual meeting. I’m certainly open to the fact that it would not be my last annual meeting," the IMF managing director told reporters Thursday at the Washington-based fund’s annual meetings in Lima. Managing directors are typically appointed for five-year terms.