Lagarde bid for IMF top job strengthened by Arabs, Indonesia

PARIS : French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, who has been on a whirlwind tour touting her credentials to head the International Monetary Fund, on Sunday won the backing of Egypt, Indonesia and the UAE.

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