Mexico : Mexico will propose its central bank governor to lead the IMF , state media reports . French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde would be the first woman to run the IMF . He proclaimed innocence in a resignation letter to the IMF Executive Board late Wednesday . Dominique Strauss - Kahn resigned amid charges he attempted to rape a hotel maid in New York . He denied the allegations in his resignation letter to the fund 's executive director .
Mexico : Mexico will propose its central bank governor to lead the IMF , state media reports . French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde would be the first woman to run the IMF . Dominique Strauss - Kahn resigned amid charges he attempted to rape a hotel maid in New York . He denied the allegations in his resignation letter to the fund 's executive director .