Orange CEO ordered to testify in Lagarde case: sources

Prosecutors have ordered the head of France's biggest telecoms firm to testify in IMF chief Christine Lagarde's trial over a 400 million-euro ($443 million) state payout to businessman Bernard Tapie in 2008, sources said. Orange Chief Executive Stephane Richard was at the time chief of staff to Lagarde, then French finance minister. Richard has yet to respond to the subpoena, sources close to the case said on Thursday.