Carstens: US, Canada not behind any IMF candidate - Reuters

Agustin Carstens, governor of the Bank of Mexico, pauses as he speaks about his nomination by the Mexican government for the position of Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund in Ottawa June 7, 2011.

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OTTAWA (Reuters) - Mexican central bank chief Agustin Carstens said on Tuesday he has spoken with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and his Canadian counterparts, but neither committed to back his candidacy for the top job at the IMF. Carstens was in the Canadian capital on Tuesday for meetings with Finance Minister Jim Flaherty and Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney, touting his experience in crisis management and as a skilled political negotiator.

Carstens: US, Canada not behind any IMF candidate - Reuters