Zhu Min became a special advisor to former IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn in February 2010.

Rumor: Zhu Min to be named IMF deputy managing director

消息称拉加德将委任朱民为IMF副总裁

Chinese economist Zhu Min will be named deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a post to be created by the IMF's new chief Christine Lagarde, Sina Finance reported Thursday.

Zhu became a special advisor to former IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn in February 2010. Before that, he was the vice president of the Bank of China.

Lagarde pledged Wednesday to give more sway to emerging countries in the IMF's decision-making process. Institutions like the IMF should better reflect the shifting balance of power in the global economy, Lagarde said, adding that the idea of creating a top-ranking post at the IMF to give more say to emerging economies was "not a bad idea."

If Zhu gets the job, he will be the second Asian face among high-ranking IMF officials. The other one is Singapore's finance minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, who is chairman of the IMF's International Monetary and Financial Committee.

An IMF spokesperson declined to comment on the matter.

国际货币基金组织(IMF)新任总裁拉加德将新增一名副总裁，并将委派中国经济学家朱民出任此职，新浪财经周四报道。

朱民2010年2月出任出任IMF总裁卡恩的特别顾问。在这之前，他曾任中国人民银行副行长。

这位新上任的IMF总裁周三在记者会上强调她将致力于增加新兴市场国家在IMF决策层的权重。她表示IMF这样的国际组织应该更好地反映世界经济格局的变化，并称任命来自新兴市场国家的代表以IMF高管职务并“不是个坏主意”。

如果朱民真的被委任为IMF副总裁，这将让IMF中来自亚洲的高管增至2人。另外一位便是新加坡财政部长尚达曼，他现在任IMF决策委员会主席。

IMF新闻发言人对此不予置评。