A critical visit to Moscow this week by the head of the International Monetary Fund comes at an awkward time for the Russian Government.

Those calls follow similar remarks last week by the head of the International Monetary Fund, Horst Köhler.

He also served as the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 2000 to 2004.

The blueprint won quick praise from the heads of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

Christine Lagarde, head of the International Monetary Fund, said earlier in the day that the euro would likely survive 2012.

He has held different posts in the French government, and was the head of the International Monetary Fund from 2007 to 2011.

French voters give their response to reports that the prosecution case against the former head of the International Monetary Fund is close to collapse.

To know: Christine Lagarde will take over as the new head of the International Monetary Fund today.

In Paris yesterday, the head of the International Monetary Fund played down Europe's economic problems, saying there was currently no recession on the Continent.