WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Christine Lagarde implored the United States to help back-stop debt-ridden European countries, wading neck-deep into bubbling US political waters.
Speaking in the US capital, Lagarde said the 187-nation IMF needed more firepower to tackle financial crises raging around the globe, arguing it was in the US interest to pitch in and help Europe.
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