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  International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde leaves the presidential palace after meeting with Cyprus' president Dimitris Christofias, unseen, in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. Lagarde is in Cyprus for an Informal European economic and financial affairs council. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde leaves the presidential palace after meeting with Cyprus' president Dimitris Christofias, unseen, in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. Lagarde is in Cyprus for an Informal European economic and financial affairs council. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)