@@newsupdates3622 Yep it's definitely "commies" preaching hatred and xenophobia and alienating completely harmless people from the privilege of living a decent life. Sure.
She's the perfect liar and covers for all the crap banksters big corps do through the IMF, her being invited just show how they own everything and every show have to approve their lies... the world is going completely sideways and still everyone applause and smile in front of that. wake up your brain people!!
@@Afterbang77 everyone knows IMF is a great bully, the point made was that it's promising to see my favourite talkshow host bringing in people from fields other than celebrities in entertainment/sports/US politics😌
Trevor is the best interviewer. Sharp, funny, present, and honestly interested in the person across the desk from him. Thank you, Jon Stewart, for your eminently wise choice. ❤😊
Yeah, and ignorant haha. The IMF does NOT help countries, it makes countries sucumb! Just read about the economic situation Greece is going through. And the IMF has made things even worse! I am overwhelmed by Trevor's ignorance and , what's worse, by his followers' comments!!
He has to keep light. He can’t talk about her court trial where she was found guilty of negligence and oh yeah-no penalty or jail time given to her lol I do give Trevor credit for bringing people like her out of the shadows and into the mainstream, as a springboard for those who want to know more about the Troika.
@Paul B I mean, the IMF isn't just a pile of money that anyone can take from whenever they want. When they loan someone money, they need to make sure it isn't misused and the country doesn't relapse and draw more money.
@@someguyanonymous5171 true. But at the end of the day it's him who does the interview, it's himself who he's putting out there. So, you can have all the team of writers and researchers you want but if you suck at being an interviewer, it's no use. You have to admit, Trevor's smart and he's talented.
@@jrodayeoh Very true. A classic example would be to look at Donald Trump. He has all sorts of experts as advisors but he's stupidity still finds a way to overshadow their efforts
@@someguyanonymous5171 And Trump doesn't have researchers who give him talking points that he repeatedly screwed up? Have you seen Trevor's standup? No amount of researchers can make a dumb person smart.
Mme Lagarde sees the IMF fighting inequalities? She is one to talk. For decades the IMF was beset with neoliberal doctrines and did everything it could to any country receiving aid to impose those neoliberal politics on them. It forced those countries to open up and all but the strongest in society were fair game. The IMF created inequality on a massive scale starting in Chile after 1973.
Yes, they were feared and loathed all over the developiing world. Their policies was massively harmful in the 1980s and 1990s. IMF austerity measures whiped out decades of developmental progress in education and health in African countries and created political instability. As far as I know, Legarde did a lot to reform the IMF so that it contains a greater diversity of economic thinking today than it did before. Trevor should have questioned her on this.
Chilean inequality has fuck all to do with the IMF lmao. The IMF has been instrumental in reducing poverty around the whole world, there's a reason why the number of people in poverty has gone down from roughly 55% in the 50s to to around 10% now. You can't grow an economy when you limit yourself off to the world or don't have an independent central bank, the IMF has been instrumental in creating both of those conditions around the world
You do realize that Chile is the richest and the most prosperous country in South America right? Despite the complete lack of naturali resources too. IMF did great in Chile. Learn some economics and history
@@clumsiii BS. IMF has been a boon to my home country India. In fact, India started growing only in 1991 when IMF forced us to liberalize our economy. IMF is awesome
Hey Trevor, I would have appreciated it if this interview were harder hitting. The IMF and its history are very controversial, and by ignoring this in your interview you perpetuate a political side to the debate.
Americans are pure capitalistic people. So much they consider liberals as leftists (lol), so it is not surprising that even this Trevor Noah support this organization...
Thanks for bringing this up. If I hadn't found your comment, I would have made similar points. It's disheartening to see she is recommending the same old 'technical' solutions to the problem.
Really, true! This organition is keeping devoloping countries much poor, because they tell you what they want you to do with the money they are giving you!
I agree, but I think Trevor was under the spell of Mrs Lagarde, which I understand : she is without a doubt as a very bright person with a sharp and charming sense of communication.
Leo Rob Their intervention is just a way to invade countries in a legal way. They “help” then try to implement their own political views on others’ nation. I respect all the countries that have managed to be free from their control.
@@Miss_Ebin I mean if you have billions invested trying to restart that country in the right direction wouldnt it be expected to try to recieve some tips or ways to better manage your economy so the same thing doesnt happen again? Not being sarcastic or anything btw!
@@Miss_Ebin It would be great if developing countries as they call them could sustain themselves using their vast resources free from corruption and not be slaves to foreign debt
Leo Rob I can understand that, and it’s totally normal. But everything it’s black or white. There are too many cases where their influence was based on more than some tips.
The continuous monetary crisis in Argentina can not be blamed on the IMF. It is caused by corruption and stupidity and never learning from its own mistakes.
@@janvanveelen Yeah, I agree with you. But c'mon ¿How they let a government like "Cambiemos" take that amount of debt? In the best of the cases they use the money just to be re-elected, because the majority of the loan is just dolars going out of the country in private accounts ¿Why they don't check how the infrastructure of the country is just going down, how the government doesn't invest in that, and in fact they don't even care? ¿Why they support a government totally against the principles she talked in the interview? It's just wrong.
High profile fraudsters. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/christine-lagarde-convicted-imf-head-found-guilty-of-negligence-in-fraud-trial-a7484586.html
The lazy, tax-evading Greeks can count themselves lucky Germany, the EU, and the IMF came to the rescue, otherwise they'd have been thrown back to the middle ages in terms of quality of life.
@@TheUrbanEpicure Last time I checked, I and everyone I know here in Greece (who is lucky to have a job) work 12 and 14 workdays/6days a week and get paid for 8hr shifts averaging 500Euros monthly salaries. But yes you are right, we are too lazy!!!
@@giorgiontanas8618 Well, you lot HAVE to work these kind of hours now to make ends meet after your lazy, tax-evading parents' and grandparents' generations ran your country into the ground - you can thank them for your current misery. That is what you get for living beyond your means for decades.
There is a large body of professional technical research going back 50 years, showing that the IMF "advice" has favoured global elites rather than the countries burdened with loans whose terms do not favour them. Christine Lagarde previously was France's Minister of Finance and as such was implicated in a case in which an MOF settlement was found to be too favourable to a French oligarch. She was able to escape that predicament by taking the IMF post.
Funny for any French person to hear Lagarde, a hard conservative minister of economy when she was in Sarkozy's government in France, talk about reducing inequalities and fighting climate change... Such hipocrisy! This interview was soft AF!
I was also very disappointed he didn't ask the right questions. The IMF has brought every country down that called them in with its recipes for crisis and extreme measurements in order to pay their debt. Argentina is suffering them again now. Guess who always pays the debt: the poor.
Alejandra Román I agree with you but Her being on that platform says a Lot. Trevor is interviewing her with his hands tied and mind controlled. Thats how powerful they are. But for anyone that knows her past in France. She’s a fraud and phony liar regarding the real role of the IMF
Any time the IMF bumps into my sight, Denis Healey's words about the 2b UK loan from the IMF which crippled the then Labour government, induced the Winter Discontent and paved the way for Thatcher's electoral victories, reverberate. Unelected bodies such IMF should keep their hands off every country's financial decisions.
Because Democrats (the American "left") don’t care for inequalities, but they care for "empowering women" and all that BS... They hate socialism, and I can guarantee the one they will elect against Donald Trump won’t be someone like Bernie Sanders, but a neoliberal capitalist instead like Biden or Harris... It’s sort of like how En Marche could pass as "neither left nor right" because they were economic neoliberals, but they also appropriated useless leftist societal issues for themselves (like "inclusive writing" : "nous sommes honoré.e.s", "celles et ceux", ....) as if THAT would change anything ffs... The real left is dead in western countries, because it has no political outcomes, and is powerless to change the system within the system. The big corporations have too much power now. We need a revolution. 🌎🌍🌏 The world doesn’t go round without revolutions.
@@loufresco2180 Being French I agree with you on the economic side of the left having lost their value, but being a woman I don't think we should be sad at the societal positive actions of governments, they don't necessarily go hand in hand (afterall most socialists and Marxists were also feminists, like Tolstoy, Sartre but also Marx themselves) which is why I am sad for one, happy for the other and I don't put them in the same basket. A lot were also vegetarian/vegan like Tolstoy aswell but that's another story
Wtf. If you know anything about politics or proper climate change reduction, you would know that she is not our friend but that of the banks and the neoliberal agenda.
Because Trevor Noah is a spy and South African government propaganda peddler. He is breaking American law by meddling in our elections. Why haven't you called the FBI yet.
I'm not a fan of past actions of the IMF, as John Perkins revealed in his book, but I do see that the actions of Director Lagarde, are making the world a more sane place. Humanity is still huddling. All my best wishes to you.
Dear Trevor, it's just a delight to have you in my life. As far as you have presented, i share the same views. The intelligent humor mixed with lighter humor is awesome and I think it reaches a wide audience. Great respect and much success from Germany.
“We need to fix the roads for women who walk for water so that they can get water quicker”. Really? How about finding a way to have water at homes like people in western countries have.
4:47 and her expression at 6:11. I worked as a consultant at the IMF and have the pleasure of meeting Ms. Lagarde on a few occasions and she is quite a warm person to be around. Trevor's reaction at the mention of SA being "shaved off" was classic. Thank you @The Daily Show for another awesome episode.
@Method Man they do, they are the a last resort for countries unable to acquire any other loans. The requirements being financial reform and proper fiscal and monetary policy. Economics 101.
Amazing to see the Daily Show crowd cheering to the Head of the IMF!!! She totally talked about only the topics that they wanted to hear! Trevor should have asked her about austerity and the likes...
As someone who had absolutely no idea that IMF existed, I appreciate this and everyone commenting on this. It's started a conversation. I am now more aware of the world outside of mine. So thank you Trevor and everyone else for shedding light on this!
@Trevornoah - I really enjoy the interviews. You select very interesting guests and you ask the questions that I would like to hear answered. Keep it up. Jon Stewart made a good choice.
This is a wonderful day for powerful women around the world. There is nothing this woman can't do:Act, write, direct, and now President of the European Central Bank! We love you Emma Thompson.
As an African, Trevor should know better, too! The South African economy nearly got the IMF treatment in the 1990s but many of our neighbours to the north were not as lucky.
I'm a bit surprised that Trevor never spoke about how IMF kept Africa poor for 60 years with racist loans to African countries where they charged 10 times the interest rates on loans to African countries than they did to other countries in the world. The Interests rates crippled African economies because they had to pay money to the IMF instead of investing in their own countries so the IMF were profiteering off the poverty in Africa. It took Bin Ladin to change things because George Bush and Tony Blair were so spooked by the terrorism after 9/11 that they were worried that there would be an African Bin Ladin if Africans discovered they were being kept poor by the IMF and western powers. So they ordered the IMF to cancel the racist loans to African nations in 2004 and since then Africa has the fastest growing economies in the world and the biggest rise in living standards now that African nations can invest their national resources into their own countries rather super high interest rates to the IMF. It is very disgusting how the IMF knew they were crippling African countries and did nothing to change this until the US and UK ordered them to stop profiteering of African poverty.
It is a yankee television show, they can't be too progresive you know. Its so funny how they think they are progresive yet they think that Hilary Clinto and Obama are on the left, just because they support gay marriage yet they are still the same imperialist pig that are on the far right
What a badass and impressive person! Accepting such responsibility and managing it so nobly. Thank you Christine, keep it up! And thank you Trevor for bringing such awesome people on the show!
Dear trevor, I love your show, and absolutely enjoyed this interview especially when Christine focuses on empowering women, I'm from Lebanon and I would like to send a message to the imf and Christine if she can give me her contact
Wow. I'm totally impressed. Trevor had the IMF managing director on his show. And the exchange was stimulating. He interviews important, powerful guests better than journalists do!
Thank you. The comments about this interview are alarming. If the devil had the proper PR firm he could convince 99% of this audience that he was helping the wolrd.
@@MK-fk4kp You should use a few more emojis. You're not quite conveying the proper amount of desperation that the subtext of your comment is trying to relay. That comment looks like something a slow teenage girl would write. You're trying sooo hard and the only effect is that you look more ignorant and more ridiculous. Spamming the comments with defense of predatory banking practices. That's your move? Defending the vile behavior of bankers? Ya, awesome message.
@@7ee237 Her claims from the next morning the accident happened, furthermore the first link is irrelevant to my statement since the yen drop of the days following the accident came during a small period of time when exports from the country were blocked (Making the import of energy more expensive). Also she was not part of the IMF when it happened she was French Minister of economy. I realized you added those links after claiming it was "disinformation" so I assume you went on google after commenting...
@@mitchconner4573 so if she was not head of the IMF during that terrible time in Fukushima, then what's the point of your original comment? She did not have the ultimate decision over what happened.
@@cityonfoot6023 My statement refers to EUR/JPY after March 11. Of course she doesn't hold that kind of power on her own ! It's a simple comment that you should not take for granted everything she says because of her position, especially since insulting trump (implicitly) probably because it's the fashion these days, doesn't make you Smart.
According to her version of history countries decided not to kill each other. But I think each other didn't include third world countries that's why they destroyed Libya, Syria and sham.
She's talking social justice out of one side of her mouth and austerity out of the other. Her gender is simply being used as a poker chip to pinkwash the IMF and their cronies.
The only thing IMF did in Greece was forcing it to abide by the same rules as everybody else, forcing it to stop the humongous fraud it has been perpetrating for more than a decade. Cry me a river...
@@Posiman I see your point and I do not claim that Greece had been "innocent" as a State. But it was the weakest citizens who paid the heaviest price. This is the inconsistency I see in Ms. Lagarde's speech. Why mention social issues as a priority when they clearly were not?
@@Posiman Oh and theres the german brainwashed average pleb... Crazy hpwany dumb people are out there believing artificial realities they havent experienced.
This women should not just be the leader of the IMF. She should run the WORLD. She is a clear role model and inspiration for all the USELESS leaders of the world. OUR planet and global citizens OUR future generations DON'T deserve THIS. Thank you so much for bringing in GAME CHANGING guests unlike other late night shows
Yes indeed ! She is the perfect example ! From the beggining it was clear that she was elected to clear all the dirt and make place for Boris afterwards ...
Can't believe you of all people are praising someone from the IMF Trevor. Must be nice not having your whole future in jeopardy because of this lady's polices.
There is more to the IMF than the eyes can see. African interest will not be served by the IMF. Africa has cast their lot with China, they understand Africa. IMF cannot and will not alleviate poverty in poor countries. Their policies make it impossible for low-income countries to escape the circle of poverty. All she is saying now is a facade.
IMF gives loans, NOT handouts!!! They expect reform to pay the loan back. It's not that easy to get a loan from IMF!!!! Do you want a loan without a guarantee of reform, so that you can pay it back?!!! What are you?!! A beggar?!! A thief?!!! Or a communist?!!!
@@MK-fk4kp with all due respect, do better research. Every nation has corrupt politicians including where you are now. There must be a reason why African nations are running away from this smooth talking lady. The simple answer is AUSTERITY MEASURES. Take a loan from IMF and for the next few years they will tell you which laws to pass in your sovereign nation, how to apportion your budget as they see fit etc. China gives loans too, they dont interfere with your politics. All they want is to improve your infrastructure and make their money as well. The truth is that there is a brighter future with China than accepting the Greek gifts of the IMF. With China you know they want ab initio.
@The Godfather However bad you think the IMF is, China is ten times worse. They'll give you a billion dollar loan but your country's treasury won't see even a penny of that money. Half of it goes to the project and the other half is split between the Chinese contractors and your politicians. And the project is carried out using Chinese labour for which you pay triple the top global rate, all materials and equipment from China and they structure the deal so that they run the resultant project for decades till they get their money back with interest at a rate that is MUCH MUCH higher than anything the IMF would charge. The real reason African countries presidents have 'cast their lot with China' is coz they Chinese have no qualms wiring 250 million dollars to their personal accounts.
@@MK-fk4kp so what is China stealing exactly? Oohh it's was okay for western countries to demand for african recourses without batting an eye but now that China is buying the same resources
Thank you Ms. Christine Lagarde, for appearing and speaking truth to power and the ignorant. Changes are needed immediately. Even in the USA the economic bias is very damaging to growth.
*He didn't ask her* : 1) What other tools can Trump use other than tarrifs?!!! US was asking for a long time for CCP to stop cheating on trade!!! 2) How would automation and UBI play into the local and global economy picture?!!
As much as I love how skilled and nuanced an interviewer that Trevor Noah is, i find it rather depressing and disheartening to see a comedian conducting such interviews. You do an incredible job, Mr. Noah; it's just a shame the people who should be doing this, would rather focus on the inane and bumbling ramblings of the orange buffoon in the White House.
Those who will suffer MOST from tarriffs are the poor consumers who have no choice but to buy the cheap goods - and pay the tarriffs as well as suffer the result of poor quality merchandise. How perfectly Republican.
Startling that the IMF is doing public outreach like this... wonder what they are *really* worried about at this time, and whether we should be worried.
@@ramzikhalaf5860 Stop talking from your ass!!! It's not that easy to get a loan from IMF!!!! Do you want a loan without a guarantee of reform, so that you can pay it back?!!! What are you?!! A beggar?!! A thief?!!! Or a communist?!!!
Christine Lagarde applauding Trevor explaining the glass cliff is a whole mood :)
@@newsupdates3622 Yep it's definitely "commies" preaching hatred and xenophobia and alienating completely harmless people from the privilege of living a decent life. Sure.
Commies? Are u really serious?
@@newsupdates3622 Glass cliff is a very real thing: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_cliff "Commies" recasting themselves as "post-modernists" is not.
News updates By this definition, Trump is running as a commie.
@@newsupdates3622 …aah spotted the Jordan Peterson Fanboy
Wish Trevor brings in more people from diverse fields like this....very promising 🙌
He actually does
A convicted fraudster in Legarde. Yeah, that's really what we need.
She's the perfect liar and covers for all the crap banksters big corps do through the IMF, her being invited just show how they own everything and every show have to approve their lies... the world is going completely sideways and still everyone applause and smile in front of that. wake up your brain people!!
@@Afterbang77 everyone knows IMF is a great bully, the point made was that it's promising to see my favourite talkshow host bringing in people from fields other than celebrities in entertainment/sports/US politics😌
He just needs to be more critical, that was more like an infomercial this time.. The show producers are "clever" into not showing the bad side of IMF!
Trevor is the best interviewer. Sharp, funny, present, and honestly interested in the person across the desk from him. Thank you, Jon Stewart, for your eminently wise choice. ❤😊
Very true
And his looks are icing on the cake.. beauty and brains 💕💕
Yeah, and ignorant haha. The IMF does NOT help countries, it makes countries sucumb! Just read about the economic situation Greece is going through. And the IMF has made things even worse! I am overwhelmed by Trevor's ignorance and , what's worse, by his followers' comments!!
He failed to ask her about the 240 MILLONS euros she wasted as french french state secretary.
All his questions were lowballs... IMF are no saints, they "introduce" so called "western values" to ruin countries.
"We need adults in the room" ... Who could she have possibly meant?
CGTN's Liu Xin said the same thing, but she was referring to Trump. Wait a minute... did she just call Trump a baby?
It's a witty expression she has been using for years (see Yanis Varoufakis's book 'Adults in the Room').
@Yong Zhou ....whether he's her boss or not....speak the truth!!! He acts like a spoiled ass brat!!
@@jayelove1504 you really would call your boss a "spoiled ass brat". i guess that would be your last words in the company.
@@jayelove1504 easy for you to say
Hey Trevor, for someone who comes from Africa that was the perfect moment to ask her about the relationship between IMF and African countries.
THE OUTLOOK he’s a servant.
He has to keep light. He can’t talk about her court trial where she was found guilty of negligence and oh yeah-no penalty or jail time given to her lol I do give Trevor credit for bringing people like her out of the shadows and into the mainstream, as a springboard for those who want to know more about the Troika.
Came to see Trevor and instead got engrossed in the conversation. Good convos👏🏻👏🏻
I LOVE your avatar!!! :)
Great interview as always. Madam Lagarde is a legend
@Paul B You're just going to keep spamming every comment with this?
@Paul B A. It is the textbook definition of spam and B. It's not, "you're easily duped" isn't an objective statement.
@Paul B I mean, the IMF isn't just a pile of money that anyone can take from whenever they want. When they loan someone money, they need to make sure it isn't misused and the country doesn't relapse and draw more money.
Thank you Mr Noah for not only making us laugh but also making us ponder
grammalee2012 Mr Noah 🤣🤣🤣
Yes! He is a gift.
Julie Sloane that’s right !
Remember a quote from Chris Abani’s mom: she famously used to say:
Whatever a man can do, I can fix ;)
What books of his do you recommend?
@HapticGamerHD you will never go wrong just picking any one of his books, my favorites are:
Becoming Abigail, Sanctificum and Graceland.
@@papergaery5257 thank you. Been meaning to start reading his works, I now have starting places.
@HapticGamerHD anything for a fellow bookie 🥂
@@papergaery5257 ❤️
I really appreciate the level of knowledge trevor has.. 💞
@@someguyanonymous5171 true. But at the end of the day it's him who does the interview, it's himself who he's putting out there. So, you can have all the team of writers and researchers you want but if you suck at being an interviewer, it's no use. You have to admit, Trevor's smart and he's talented.
He didnt show any knowledge in this interview
He is from Africa, he has a leg up on knowing IMF.
@@jrodayeoh Very true. A classic example would be to look at Donald Trump. He has all sorts of experts as advisors but he's stupidity still finds a way to overshadow their efforts
@@someguyanonymous5171 And Trump doesn't have researchers who give him talking points that he repeatedly screwed up? Have you seen Trevor's standup? No amount of researchers can make a dumb person smart.
Mme Lagarde sees the IMF fighting inequalities? She is one to talk. For decades the IMF was beset with neoliberal doctrines and did everything it could to any country receiving aid to impose those neoliberal politics on them. It forced those countries to open up and all but the strongest in society were fair game. The IMF created inequality on a massive scale starting in Chile after 1973.
Yes, they were feared and loathed all over the developiing world. Their policies was massively harmful in the 1980s and 1990s. IMF austerity measures whiped out decades of developmental progress in education and health in African countries and created political instability. As far as I know, Legarde did a lot to reform the IMF so that it contains a greater diversity of economic thinking today than it did before. Trevor should have questioned her on this.
was scrolling down to find some criticism, thank you. IMF puts countries in crippling debt. This Lagarde is excellent at pr but facts are facts
Chilean inequality has fuck all to do with the IMF lmao. The IMF has been instrumental in reducing poverty around the whole world, there's a reason why the number of people in poverty has gone down from roughly 55% in the 50s to to around 10% now. You can't grow an economy when you limit yourself off to the world or don't have an independent central bank, the IMF has been instrumental in creating both of those conditions around the world
You do realize that Chile is the richest and the most prosperous country in South America right? Despite the complete lack of naturali resources too. IMF did great in Chile. Learn some economics and history
@@clumsiii BS. IMF has been a boon to my home country India. In fact, India started growing only in 1991 when IMF forced us to liberalize our economy. IMF is awesome
Hey Trevor, I would have appreciated it if this interview were harder hitting. The IMF and its history are very controversial, and by ignoring this in your interview you perpetuate a political side to the debate.
Americans are pure capitalistic people. So much they consider liberals as leftists (lol), so it is not surprising that even this Trevor Noah support this organization...
@Fanta Graham wahahaha. Wall Street is leftist? I am dying of laughter here. Thanks for the daily dose of laugh.
Thanks for bringing this up. If I hadn't found your comment, I would have made similar points. It's disheartening to see she is recommending the same old 'technical' solutions to the problem.
Really, true! This organition is keeping devoloping countries much poor, because they tell you what they want you to do with the money they are giving you!
I agree, but I think Trevor was under the spell of Mrs Lagarde, which I understand : she is without a doubt as a very bright person with a sharp and charming sense of communication.
"Economic Equity...", those words should not be associated with this organisation.
Please Enlighten me, Im seriously curious as to why you say that!
Leo Rob Their intervention is just a way to invade countries in a legal way. They “help” then try to implement their own political views on others’ nation. I respect all the countries that have managed to be free from their control.
@@Miss_Ebin I mean if you have billions invested trying to restart that country in the right direction wouldnt it be expected to try to recieve some tips or ways to better manage your economy so the same thing doesnt happen again? Not being sarcastic or anything btw!
@@Miss_Ebin It would be great if developing countries as they call them could sustain themselves using their vast resources free from corruption and not be slaves to foreign debt
Leo Rob I can understand that, and it’s totally normal. But everything it’s black or white. There are too many cases where their influence was based on more than some tips.
Please, for the next time investigate how the IMF is doing in Argentina. It should change the scope of the questions.
The continuous monetary crisis in Argentina can not be blamed on the IMF. It is caused by corruption and stupidity and never learning from its own mistakes.
@@janvanveelen Yeah, I agree with you. But c'mon ¿How they let a government like "Cambiemos" take that amount of debt? In the best of the cases they use the money just to be re-elected, because the majority of the loan is just dolars going out of the country in private accounts ¿Why they don't check how the infrastructure of the country is just going down, how the government doesn't invest in that, and in fact they don't even care? ¿Why they support a government totally against the principles she talked in the interview? It's just wrong.
janvanveelen Do more investigation. IMF ‘s role in Argentina was dubious. Policies crippling local Farmers. What good can come out of that?
Wow this show has some really high profile guests!
It really does.
High profile fraudsters.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/christine-lagarde-convicted-imf-head-found-guilty-of-negligence-in-fraud-trial-a7484586.html
@@erichoberg3502 🧐
@@erichoberg3502 exactly! Why are people so ignorant 🤦♂️🤷♂️
Trevor is a genius. You're smart and sincere about to see some real change in the world.🔥🔥🔥
She just blew my mind with her precise, clear and understandable explanations of big issues ! I wish the interview could have been longer!
I had never heard of this woman before listening to this episode, but after this I'm very impressed.
I see her becoming president of France in the future!
What world have you be living in miss! 😂
Interesting interview, but Lagarde is part of the problem. IMF handled the Greek situation terribly. They are still recovering
No, the Greeks handled the situation wrong. The IMF worked the exact same way with Portugal and it worked.
The lazy, tax-evading Greeks can count themselves lucky Germany, the EU, and the IMF came to the rescue, otherwise they'd have been thrown back to the middle ages in terms of quality of life.
@@TheUrbanEpicure Last time I checked, I and everyone I know here in Greece (who is lucky to have a job) work 12 and 14 workdays/6days a week and get paid for 8hr shifts averaging 500Euros monthly salaries. But yes you are right, we are too lazy!!!
@@giorgiontanas8618 Well, you lot HAVE to work these kind of hours now to make ends meet after your lazy, tax-evading parents' and grandparents' generations ran your country into the ground - you can thank them for your current misery. That is what you get for living beyond your means for decades.
@@TheUrbanEpicure You're rude, uneducated and wrong. Go read a book.
There is a large body of professional technical research going back 50 years, showing that the IMF "advice" has favoured global elites rather than the countries burdened with loans whose terms do not favour them. Christine Lagarde previously was France's Minister of Finance and as such was implicated in a case in which an MOF settlement was found to be too favourable to a French oligarch. She was able to escape that predicament by taking the IMF post.
You must read the gutter press or you are deliberately mis-interpreting facts. Go back to read the proper facts.
@raserianfald The facts have to be proven true first before you ask for proof to the contrary.
@@janvanveelen Dunce.....
This is your best interview to date, Trevor! 👏👏
I have always found this woman very inspiring especially being into the development space, good to see her here on a different platform
Trevor is so articulate...great interview..great conversation...he cuts through complex issues so intelligently
Articulate is not intelligent
Wow - this is great. Trevor knows what he is talking about and Lagarde is so refreshing direct, intelligent and humble.
Well if the IMF could stop increasing economic inequality that’d be great
And stop funding large fossil fuel projects started 7 years ago... #noTAP
And overthrow extractive capitalism.
@@White_Oak_ well she's not anti-economic growth so what actually I'd there unconventional about here ?
@@White_Oak_ as someone who actually lives in the third world, please allow me to say.. nuh-uh! no they aint. #betterthancashalliance #demonetization
Beautiful words beautiful speech but the reality is something else
Exactly!
Funny for any French person to hear Lagarde, a hard conservative minister of economy when she was in Sarkozy's government in France, talk about reducing inequalities and fighting climate change... Such hipocrisy! This interview was soft AF!
I was also very disappointed he didn't ask the right questions. The IMF has brought every country down that called them in with its recipes for crisis and extreme measurements in order to pay their debt. Argentina is suffering them again now. Guess who always pays the debt: the poor.
Alejandra Román I agree with you but Her being on that platform says a Lot. Trevor is interviewing her with his hands tied and mind controlled. Thats how powerful they are. But for anyone that knows her past in France. She’s a fraud and phony liar regarding the real role of the IMF
Any time the IMF bumps into my sight, Denis Healey's words about the 2b UK loan from the IMF which crippled the then Labour government, induced the Winter Discontent and paved the way for Thatcher's electoral victories, reverberate. Unelected bodies such IMF should keep their hands off every country's financial decisions.
Because Democrats (the American "left") don’t care for inequalities, but they care for "empowering women" and all that BS... They hate socialism, and I can guarantee the one they will elect against Donald Trump won’t be someone like Bernie Sanders, but a neoliberal capitalist instead like Biden or Harris...
It’s sort of like how En Marche could pass as "neither left nor right" because they were economic neoliberals, but they also appropriated useless leftist societal issues for themselves (like "inclusive writing" : "nous sommes honoré.e.s", "celles et ceux", ....) as if THAT would change anything ffs...
The real left is dead in western countries, because it has no political outcomes, and is powerless to change the system within the system. The big corporations have too much power now. We need a revolution.
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The world doesn’t go round without revolutions.
@@loufresco2180 Being French I agree with you on the economic side of the left having lost their value, but being a woman I don't think we should be sad at the societal positive actions of governments, they don't necessarily go hand in hand (afterall most socialists and Marxists were also feminists, like Tolstoy, Sartre but also Marx themselves) which is why I am sad for one, happy for the other and I don't put them in the same basket.
A lot were also vegetarian/vegan like Tolstoy aswell but that's another story
So much respect for this woman.
Congratulations, Trevor. Big up 👏🏽... Laughters and real thinking at the same time...
She’s the head of our bank now!!! I’m so Happy and proud !! EU will be stronger with women in power 🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺
Exactly! I'm excited to have her back in Europe
Yessss 100 % true! ❤️🇪🇺❤️
Because these neoliberal assholes cared about europeans...
Wtf. If you know anything about politics or proper climate change reduction, you would know that she is not our friend but that of the banks and the neoliberal agenda.
oh yes, do you know that she's been condemned in France? We are ruled by scammers
Fabulous, informative, intelligent - wow thank you Trevor and especially Christine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why did you choose south africa?😂
WHAT! haha
the Woman has probably not understood why he is shocked 😅
Ey we love SA as bad as it is
Because Trevor Noah is a spy and South African government propaganda peddler. He is breaking American law by meddling in our elections. Why haven't you called the FBI yet.
@@AnonymousPersonAP cause he is the FBI PlotTwist
I'm not a fan of past actions of the IMF, as John Perkins revealed in his book, but I do see that the actions of Director Lagarde, are making the world a more sane place. Humanity is still huddling. All my best wishes to you.
Remind me...”The Confession of an Economic Hit-Man” by John Perkins 2004...Read the Book or google the summery
Exactly
send me the pdf please, naruto
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Jews control the world. Right?!!! 😂😂😂
Go kiss your Sisi's fat butt!! 😂😂😂😂
@@MK-fk4kp go read that book
Loser
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Go work in Saudi Arabia till oil is finished and get back on a camel!! 😂😂😂😂
Dear Trevor, it's just a delight to have you in my life. As far as you have presented, i share the same views. The intelligent humor mixed with lighter humor is awesome and I think it reaches a wide audience. Great respect and much success from Germany.
“We need to fix the roads for women who walk for water so that they can get water quicker”. Really? How about finding a way to have water at homes like people in western countries have.
4:47 and her expression at 6:11. I worked as a consultant at the IMF and have the pleasure of meeting Ms. Lagarde on a few occasions and she is quite a warm person to be around. Trevor's reaction at the mention of SA being "shaved off" was classic. Thank you @The Daily Show for another awesome episode.
IMF doesnt help countrys they just see thier own interest
@Method Man they do, they are the a last resort for countries unable to acquire any other loans. The requirements being financial reform and proper fiscal and monetary policy. Economics 101.
Got fuckin' chills when I saw Christine Lagarde was on the show! Did not disappoint.
kinda surreal hearing the head of the neoliberal IMF talking about income inequality.
I've always read about the IMF in my textbooks, but I loved this interview for bringing the pages to life.
The Only french without an accent
Amazing to see the Daily Show crowd cheering to the Head of the IMF!!! She totally talked about only the topics that they wanted to hear! Trevor should have asked her about austerity and the likes...
Thanks, Trevor & The Daily Show!!!!!!
As someone who had absolutely no idea that IMF existed, I appreciate this and everyone commenting on this. It's started a conversation. I am now more aware of the world outside of mine. So thank you Trevor and everyone else for shedding light on this!
Ask Yanis Varoufakis about how having adults in the room changes nothing for the better.
Nobody should ask Yanis anything. Guy is a buffoon.
@@itslene He may well be a buffon. we cannot howerver deny that the IMF and friends play dirty and Greece was not served well by them.
@Trevornoah - I really enjoy the interviews. You select very interesting guests and you ask the questions that I would like to hear answered. Keep it up. Jon Stewart made a good choice.
The guests and their quality on Trevor's show really make me happy. I really enjoy what Trevor and his team are doing!
This is a wonderful day for powerful women around the world. There is
nothing this woman can't do:Act, write, direct, and now President of the
European Central Bank! We love you Emma Thompson.
I'm impressed too. I love the fact that she displays so much charisma in a very feminine way.
IMF number one cause of austerity.
The glass cliff is a great way to describe so many situations 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 well done
ask any south american whta the IMF stands for and you'll hear the truth.
As an African, Trevor should know better, too! The South African economy nearly got the IMF treatment in the 1990s but many of our neighbours to the north were not as lucky.
@@nataschavisser573 he knows but he sold out
I'm a bit surprised that Trevor never spoke about how IMF kept Africa poor for 60 years with racist loans to African countries where they charged 10 times the interest rates on loans to African countries than they did to other countries in the world. The Interests rates crippled African economies because they had to pay money to the IMF instead of investing in their own countries so the IMF were profiteering off the poverty in Africa. It took Bin Ladin to change things because George Bush and Tony Blair were so spooked by the terrorism after 9/11 that they were worried that there would be an African Bin Ladin if Africans discovered they were being kept poor by the IMF and western powers. So they ordered the IMF to cancel the racist loans to African nations in 2004 and since then Africa has the fastest growing economies in the world and the biggest rise in living standards now that African nations can invest their national resources into their own countries rather super high interest rates to the IMF. It is very disgusting how the IMF knew they were crippling African countries and did nothing to change this until the US and UK ordered them to stop profiteering of African poverty.
It is a yankee television show, they can't be too progresive you know. Its so funny how they think they are progresive yet they think that Hilary Clinto and Obama are on the left, just because they support gay marriage yet they are still the same imperialist pig that are on the far right
@@Delboy0 yeah..blame the IMF for it ... corruption and abuses of power and dictatorships didnt had anything to do with it right?? 🤦♂️🤦♂️
Christine Lagarde 👍 I am a fan! ❤️
When i read the hunger games, this is what i assumed President Coin looked like
What a badass and impressive person! Accepting such responsibility and managing it so nobly. Thank you Christine, keep it up!
And thank you Trevor for bringing such awesome people on the show!
She's so on point!!!
Dear trevor, I love your show, and absolutely enjoyed this interview especially when Christine focuses on empowering women, I'm from Lebanon and I would like to send a message to the imf and Christine if she can give me her contact
Wow. I'm totally impressed. Trevor had the IMF managing director on his show. And the exchange was stimulating. He interviews important, powerful guests better than journalists do!
Thanks! She's my hero! 💪🏽🤵♀
The IMF was bailing out BANKS in Greece.
Conversation with her ans emma thompson together would be great!! They already look so alike!!
"We're the bank and we're here to help." Why don't I buy that?
I love what she says about addressing inequality but I have a distrust of the IMF in general. I pray she is sincere & effective.
Look at Jamaica 🇯🇲 for a good example of how the IMF works. (NOT GOOD I TELL YOU) Trump voice🤣🤣🤣🤣!!!
Do you remember when Jamaicans refered to the IMF as It's Michael's Fault.😅
@@paulettemorgan9959 Jamaicans are largely misinformed when it comes to public finances or financial knowledge in general.
I can listen to her talk all day, I haven't heard this type of discourse since the 2016 election.
I guess it has been long enough for IMF to rebrand themselves and no one remember the old image and their true motive.
IMF helps people. OK.
Thank you. The comments about this interview are alarming. If the devil had the proper PR firm he could convince 99% of this audience that he was helping the wolrd.
@@acetate909 Thats nothing new though, PR is everything and most people just want to feel safe, while kidding themselves to be informed.
@@Ketraar
Sad but true.
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Do you have a personal grievance with banks?!! 😂😂😂
Do you hide your cash under your mattress?!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@MK-fk4kp
You should use a few more emojis. You're not quite conveying the proper amount of desperation that the subtext of your comment is trying to relay. That comment looks like something a slow teenage girl would write. You're trying sooo hard and the only effect is that you look more ignorant and more ridiculous. Spamming the comments with defense of predatory banking practices. That's your move? Defending the vile behavior of bankers? Ya, awesome message.
She is so intelligent. I have huge admiration for her. Is there a good book on Amazon I can purchase regarding her life, background, work, etc.?
I wouldn't take advice from someone who devaluated the JPY right after Fukushima... At the time they needed to import the most
@@7ee237 Her claims from the next morning the accident happened, furthermore the first link is irrelevant to my statement since the yen drop of the days following the accident came during a small period of time when exports from the country were blocked (Making the import of energy more expensive). Also she was not part of the IMF when it happened she was French Minister of economy. I realized you added those links after claiming it was "disinformation" so I assume you went on google after commenting...
@@mitchconner4573 so if she was not head of the IMF during that terrible time in Fukushima, then what's the point of your original comment? She did not have the ultimate decision over what happened.
@@cityonfoot6023 My statement refers to EUR/JPY after March 11. Of course she doesn't hold that kind of power on her own ! It's a simple comment that you should not take for granted everything she says because of her position, especially since insulting trump (implicitly) probably because it's the fashion these days, doesn't make you Smart.
That's why you're still poor ,Mitch.
Pietro Jenkins well I was Jennifer Lopez for a time
Who would have thought Trevor was such a good interviewer regarding economic topics?
Great interview!
According to her version of history countries decided not to kill each other. But I think each other didn't include third world countries that's why they destroyed Libya, Syria and sham.
Very POWERFUL interview
Trevor, congratulations
You are amazing!
I find the emphasis on social priorities unpleasantly inconsistent with the dire outcomes of IMF's intervention in Greece.
She's talking social justice out of one side of her mouth and austerity out of the other. Her gender is simply being used as a poker chip to pinkwash the IMF and their cronies.
The only thing IMF did in Greece was forcing it to abide by the same rules as everybody else, forcing it to stop the humongous fraud it has been perpetrating for more than a decade. Cry me a river...
@@Posiman I see your point and I do not claim that Greece had been "innocent" as a State. But it was the weakest citizens who paid the heaviest price. This is the inconsistency I see in Ms. Lagarde's speech. Why mention social issues as a priority when they clearly were not?
@@Posiman Oh and theres the german brainwashed average pleb... Crazy hpwany dumb people are out there believing artificial realities they havent experienced.
This women should not just be the leader of the IMF. She should run the WORLD. She is a clear role model and inspiration for all the USELESS leaders of the world. OUR planet and global citizens OUR future generations DON'T deserve THIS. Thank you so much for bringing in GAME CHANGING guests unlike other late night shows
I wonder how the daily show decides who to invite to the show
OMG this women is incredible!!!
"When the situation is bad, you call the woman!" EPIC EUROPEAN PRESIDENT. 🇪🇺❤️
Great job Trevor!
Emma Thompson should play her in a movie...
One of the best interview.
When he described the idea of the glass cliff, I could not help but think of Theresa May, who was elected at the beginning of Brexit.
Yes indeed ! She is the perfect example ! From the beggining it was clear that she was elected to clear all the dirt and make place for Boris afterwards ...
I love this woman. This was a brilliant interview. I sincerely hope TDS that you will have her on again some day.
Can't believe you of all people are praising someone from the IMF Trevor. Must be nice not having your whole future in jeopardy because of this lady's polices.
What a wonderful inspirational woman. Trevor uitstekende onderhoud! Grte
Thx to maintain the relation with France after that incident last year:)!
Love your émission from France❤️
loved her reaction to glass cliff!!
There is more to the IMF than the eyes can see. African interest will not be served by the IMF. Africa has cast their lot with China, they understand Africa. IMF cannot and will not alleviate poverty in poor countries. Their policies make it impossible for low-income countries to escape the circle of poverty. All she is saying now is a facade.
IMF gives loans, NOT handouts!!!
They expect reform to pay the loan back.
It's not that easy to get a loan from IMF!!!!
Do you want a loan without a guarantee of reform, so that you can pay it back?!!!
What are you?!! A beggar?!! A thief?!!! Or a communist?!!!
@@MK-fk4kp with all due respect, do better research. Every nation has corrupt politicians including where you are now. There must be a reason why African nations are running away from this smooth talking lady. The simple answer is AUSTERITY MEASURES. Take a loan from IMF and for the next few years they will tell you which laws to pass in your sovereign nation, how to apportion your budget as they see fit etc. China gives loans too, they dont interfere with your politics. All they want is to improve your infrastructure and make their money as well. The truth is that there is a brighter future with China than accepting the Greek gifts of the IMF. With China you know they want ab initio.
@The Godfather However bad you think the IMF is, China is ten times worse. They'll give you a billion dollar loan but your country's treasury won't see even a penny of that money. Half of it goes to the project and the other half is split between the Chinese contractors and your politicians. And the project is carried out using Chinese labour for which you pay triple the top global rate, all materials and equipment from China and they structure the deal so that they run the resultant project for decades till they get their money back with interest at a rate that is MUCH MUCH higher than anything the IMF would charge. The real reason African countries presidents have 'cast their lot with China' is coz they Chinese have no qualms wiring 250 million dollars to their personal accounts.
@@MK-fk4kp so what is China stealing exactly? Oohh it's was okay for western countries to demand for african recourses without batting an eye but now that China is buying the same resources
David McCreadie Is your claim based on mere objective facts or just some biased reports? Data source?
Phenomenal. I love the diverse range of guests you interview!👍🏾
He mentions IMF I immediately thought of conspiracy theories about lending money.
@Paul B like the paper bonds with no actual value?? 😱😱😱
@Paul B Hahahhaha
Thank you Ms. Christine Lagarde, for appearing and speaking truth to power and the ignorant. Changes are needed immediately. Even in the USA the economic bias is very damaging to growth.
The feeling when ur early for the first time
weird ain't it?
Yup
BRILLIANT INTERVIEW litie 👍
*He didn't ask her* :
1) What other tools can Trump use other than tarrifs?!!! US was asking for a long time for CCP to stop cheating on trade!!!
2) How would automation and UBI play into the local and global economy picture?!!
🤔 ....yes, please; more macroeconomics.
i’m really happy to be learning so much from these videos and interviews
As much as I love how skilled and nuanced an interviewer that Trevor Noah is, i find it rather depressing and disheartening to see a comedian conducting such interviews. You do an incredible job, Mr. Noah; it's just a shame the people who should be doing this, would rather focus on the inane and bumbling ramblings of the orange buffoon in the White House.
More like this, Trevor! More!
Those who will suffer MOST from tarriffs are the poor consumers who have no choice but to buy the cheap goods - and pay the tarriffs as well as suffer the result of poor quality merchandise.
How perfectly Republican.
I've been waiting for this interview, huge respect fot this lady.
Startling that the IMF is doing public outreach like this... wonder what they are *really* worried about at this time, and whether we should be worried.
Also kind of scary how gullible and naive the daily show viewership is. Praising this woman....
Yup...oh boy here we go again
@@ramzikhalaf5860
Stop talking from your ass!!!
It's not that easy to get a loan from IMF!!!!
Do you want a loan without a guarantee of reform, so that you can pay it back?!!!
What are you?!! A beggar?!! A thief?!!! Or a communist?!!!
zerogoki40 dude, IMF WB and others are doing daily outreach. Ur living under the back of a turle dude
I thank Trevor Noah and the Daily Show for having this guest and look forward to info on the upcoming summit mentioned.
Amazing questions!!! Loved the conversation!
Read John Perkins and you'll se IMF in a different light.
Yeah, also the US Government, multinational banks, big corporations and the World Bank.
I LOVE YOU TREVOR NOAH!!!!❤💃🏾💯👏🏾💪🏾