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Sajid Javid Backs George Osborne as Next Head of IMF

  • EU picked Georgieva as candidate to succeed Christine Lagarde
  • Javid also weighing changes to taxes on real-estate purchases
George Osborne

George Osborne

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U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid is backing George Osborne to become head of the International Monetary Fund later this year, the Times of London reported.