India trying to build consensus on IMF post

Had phone talk with South Africa

PTI | May 26, 2011



After France's Finance Minister Christine Lagarde announced her candidacy for the post of Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), India Thursday said developing nations are trying to "consolidate" their position to take a view on the issue.

While most European countries are backing Lagarde, the developing countries are trying to build a consensus on nominating a person from the emerging nations as the next IMF chief.

"I am in touch with some of the finance ministers of developing countries and emerging economies... We are trying to consolidate our position where we can take a view," Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee told reporters here.

The post of IMF managing director fell vacant following the exit of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who is being tried for charges of sexual assault in the US.

Even Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked developing countries to be united in the attempt to reform global financial institutions.

"I had a discussion with the Finance Minister of South Africa over the phone yesterday (Wednesday)," Mukherjee said.

Wednesday, the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) grouping came out in the open to oppose the notion that the next IMF chief should be from Europe and argued that such a selection criteria undermines the legitimacy of the fund.
 

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