IMF chief eyes 'bigger, bolder' effort on refugee crisis

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde speaks at a refugee crisis panel in advance of the IMF/World Bank spring meetings in Washington April 13, 2016. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde on Wednesday said efforts to deal with refugees from war-torn countries in the Middle East and North Africa required a "bigger, bolder and broader approach."

Lagarde, participating in a panel discussion on refugees at the IMF and World Bank spring meetings, said that financing volumes and levels of government support needed to be "bigger than what people think of at the moment."