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U.K. and France Back Koehler, German Candidate, to Head IMF. Horst Koehler, a German politician and former President of Germany, as Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is supported by the United Kingdom and France, as well as other European countries. This breaks the tradition of appointing an American as head of the IMF.
Sunday, 12 March, 2000