French Finance Minister Christine Lagard

French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde smiles as Ivorian Economic Minister, Charles Koffi Diby, head the UEMOA council (West African Economic and Monetary Union), looks after something, during a press conference at her ministry in Paris on August 31, 2009, after a meeting with franc zone countries (countries pegged to former French currency) in preparation of the G20 summit in Pittsburgh at the end of next September. At right is Cameroonian Finances Minister, Essimi Menye, in charge of UMAC (Central Africa Monetary Union). AFP PHOTO LIONEL BONAVENTURE (Photo credit should read LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP via Getty Images)