Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW
Vol. 5 Num 420 Mon. August 01, 2005  
   
Business


Rato's IMF leadership under fire


International Monetary Fund managing director Rodrigo Rato is coming under fire from critics who think he is not up to the job he has held for the past 13 months.

Unlucky or inept? That is the question many are asking.

"He could have taken a somewhat more prominent role. He has not been as visible as he should have been," argued Peter Canon, of Princeton University, and a fellow with the Council on Foreign Relations.

Overall, the former Spanish finance minister's leadership has not been marked by great structural or strategy changes, said antiglobalization activist Sameer Dossani, who leads the group 50 Years Is Enough.