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Japan: Should choose next IMF chief in transparent manner

(Agencies)
Updated: 2011-05-19 14:58

TOKYO - Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Thursday that the next managing director of the International Monetary Fund should be chosen in an open and transparent manner, after Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigned as head of the organisation.

Noda declined to comment when asked if Strauss-Kahn's successor should be from Europe or from an emerging economy, only saying that the person should be chosen based on ability.

Strauss-Kahn resigned as head of the International Monetary Fund, the IMF said in a statement dated May 18, as he faces charges of sexual assault and attempted rape.