Ilham Aliyev meets with IMF Managing Director at COP29
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev met with Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva at COP29 in Baku. The …
Kristalina Georgieva
IMF warns of risks to global financial stability
The head of the International Monetary Fund called for greater vigilance over the global financial system during a speech in China on Sunday in which she also pointed to “green shoots” emerging in the world’s second-largest …
IMF chief expects turning point in global economy
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, addressing an Arab Fiscal Forum in Dubai, said global growth remains weak, but it may be at a turning point. "After expanding by 3.4% last year, we see growth slowing to 2.9% in 2023 and …
IMF: 141 mln people across Arab world exposed to food insecurity
The managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, said that 48 countries are exposed to the global food crisis, and half of them are vulnerable. Georgieva, speaking at a conference in Riyadh, also said that …
IMF warns of 'darkening' global economic outlook
Head of the International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva said it will downgrade its expectations for global economic growth this month. Its most recent forecast, issued in April, was for 3.6% growth this year and next. …
IMF chief 'cannot rule out' possible global recession
The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said the outlook for the global economy had "darkened significantly" since April and she could not rule out a possible global recession next year given the elevated risks. IMF …
IMF: Ukraine crisis not to cause global recession, but weaker economies at risk
Global economic growth this year will manage to stay in positive territory despite the situation in Ukraine, but a number of countries with already weak economies may be tipped into recession, International Monetary Fund Managing Director …
IMF: Russian default no longer improbable
The International Monetary Fund joined a growing chorus that’s warning of a risk that Russia will default on its debt obligations as the nation suffers a deep recession caused by sanctions. A Russian default is no longer “an …
Russia to get $18 bln of IMF reserves in SDR allocation
Russia will receive about $18 billion worth of reserves from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday which will help ease an acute economic situation in the country, RBC reported. The IMF will distribute about $650 billion in …
IMF comments on Putin-Biden meeting
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said more cooperation between Russia and the United States could help with current significant global challenges, commenting on the upcoming meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian …
IMF to boost global outlook again
The International Monetary Fund will raise its forecast for global economic growth in 2021 and 2022 after last year’s 3.5% contraction, but financial conditions remain highly uncertain, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said . …
Kristalina Georgieva approved as new IMF chief
Bulgarian economist Kristalina Georgieva was confirmed as managing director of the International Monetary Fund. Georgieva, who was previously chief executive of the World Bank, becomes the first person from an emerging …
Russia’s Finance Ministry supports nomination of Georgieva to become IMF head
Russia’s Finance Ministry said that Russia has a positive attitude towards the nomination of Bulgaria’s Kristalina Georgieva to become the head of the International Monetary Fund and will be ready to support her …
Azerbaijan catches interest of world economic elite in Davos
Ilham Aliyev held more than a dozen meetings for two days of the World Economic Forum
World Bank to pick new president by mid-April
The World Bank Board would start accepting nominations for a new leader early next month and name a replacement for outgoing-President Jim Yong Kim by mid-April. The board of the Washington-based global development …
World Bank: Russia able to reach global economic growth average rates
The World Bank CEO Kristalina Georgieva said that Russia is able to reach average global economic growth rates of around 2.9%. "The World Bank projects a 2.9% global economic growth rate through 2020. I assume …
World Bank: 'classic' crises remain in the past
Classic crises with the decline and systematic restoration of economies remained in the past, the World Bank Chief Executive Officer Kristalina Georgieva said at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. "I …
European Commission Vice-President for Budget to attend SPIEF
European Commission Vice-President for Budget and Human. Resources, Kristalina Georgieva, and European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society, Guenther Oettinger, will visit St. Petersburg International …
Lavrov says bureaucratic solutions will not save Europe from migrants
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at the meeting with the vice-president of the European Commission, Kristalina Georgieva, that a bureaucratic solution to the problems of refugees from the East is not …
