IMF GM to visit Romania

The managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Dominique Strauss-Kahn will visit Romania on March 30. According to an IMF press statement, during his visit he will meet president Basescu, speakers of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies, Finance Minister and the governor of the Central Bank.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, 60, took over the IMF lead in 2007, and the international press speculates that he could be the next Social Party candidate for the 2012 presidential elections in France.

Romania has a two-year agreement with the IMF for EUR 12.95 billion financing, while Romania’s total external loans from the Fund, the EU, the WB and EBRD will reach EUR 19.95 billion.