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5/5/2020

Readout from a Treasury Spokesperson of Secretary Mnuchin’s Call with International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Press Center

Readout from a Treasury Spokesperson of Secretary Mnuchin’s Call with
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde
2/21/2017

WASHINGTON – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin spoke by phone today with Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the
International Monetary Fund (IMF).
In his conversation with Madame Lagarde, Secretary Mnuchin welcomed the key role the IMF plays in promoting global economic growth
and stability and in preventing and responding to economic crisis. He noted the importance the Administration places on boosting
economic growth and jobs in the United States, and looked forward to robust IMF economic policy advice on its member countries and
tackling global imbalances. Secretary Mnuchin also underscored his expectation that the IMF provide frank and candid analysis of the
exchange rate policies of IMF member countries.

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