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We're just days away from the first round of elections in France and tomorrow

the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund begin

their spring meetings in Washington. Tom will be there with Francine Lachwa and an

incredible lineup of guests and our coverage begins this morning with John Lipsky

former first deputy managing director of the IMF, he was acting managing director for a time.

As well, he's now the Peter G Peterson Distinguished Scholar at the Henry Kissinger Center for Global Affairs in the School of Advanced International Studies at the Johns Hopkins University in Washington. and the

Johns Hopkins University in Washington and John Lipsky joins us now from our

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