The Holy Father meets with IMF’s Christine Lagarde at the Vatican

Pope Francis on 18th January, met with Christine Lagarde, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund at the Vatican. They both met last at Vatican on 10th December 2014.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is composed of 188 countries, was established in 1944 to help manage countries’ balance of payments.

According to its website, it is “working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world."