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IMF chief Christine Lagarde calls for bigger euro zone bailout fund

IMF head Christine Lagarde says world economy facing "defining moment"

International Monetary Fund to give less to Greece in second bailout

The euro zone would have to provide a larger share of rescue funding.

In a speech today in Berlin IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said the euro zone needed a bigger firewall to ensure countries like Italy and Spain aren’t forced into a financing crisis.

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