IMF chief Christine Lagarde on Thursday defended central bank rate hikes in a veiled rebuke to Donald Trump after the US president blamed "crazy" Fed policies for contributing to financial market turmoil.

IMF chief Christine Lagarde defends rate hikes after Trump slams 'crazy' Fed

Describing the latest incident of outrageous rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in India as "revolting", IMF chief Christine Lagarde today hoped that the Indian authorities starting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi would pay more attention to it

PM Modi need to pay more attention to women: IMF chief Christine Lagarde

Lagarde said the trade tensions would be a major topic of discussion among finance ministers and central bank governors at the IMF and World Bank meetings.

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President Xi Jinping's Belt and Road Initiative, unveiled in 2013, aims at building a modern-day Silk Road connecting China by land and sea to Southeast Asia, Central Asia, the Middle East, Europe and Africa.

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She also expressed concern over the high level of discrimination faced by women in rural India

India should focus on women's inclusion in economy: IMF Chief Lagarde

The US rejected the World Bank's and the IMF's efforts to expand their activities, and defended its attack on free-trade pacts as part of President Donald Trump's 'America First' agenda

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'The context of the global financial crisis in which Madame Lagarde found herself in should be taken into account,' the main judge said

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If found guilty, Lagarde could receive a one-year prison sentence and a Euro 15,000 fine

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Lagarde said protectionism and trade restrictions risked prolonged low growth in advanced economies

IMF chief warns trade restrictions creating 'low growth trap'

The $17.5 billion program was intended to help stabilise the country following the 2014 ouster of pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych

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Lagarde was ordered to be tried for her role in making a 404 million Euro payout to businessman Bernard Tapie when she was finance minister

French court orders IMF chief Christine Lagarde to stand trial