Kristalina Georgieva

IMF says AI investment keeps global growth around 3% but brings massive disruption

2026-10-12T13:22:51.000Z
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The annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in 2026 are being held outside of Washington for the first time in three years.

Iran war’s energy shock, record public debt loom over IMF-World Bank meetings in Bangkok

2026-10-11T06:44:09.000Z
In her agenda-setting curtain-raiser speech in Singapore on Oct 7, IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva warned that “winter is coming”.

‘Take some pain today for growth tomorrow’: Why policymakers should heed IMF’s call

2026-10-08T09:00:00.000Z
Kristalina Georgieva noted that countries needed to address “excess global imbalances” that were causing trade tensions. 

IMF chief Georgieva says global economy weathering energy shock

2026-08-26T01:56:26.000Z
Kristalina Georgieva has been through the Covid-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, the tariffs turmoil and now the conflict in the Middle East.

IMF chief warns world isn’t ready for shocks that are piling up

2026-06-08T06:05:15.000Z
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva was speaking on the sidelines of the spring meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Washington.

IMF, World Bank and IEA aim to have calls every two weeks to assess war’s impact

2026-04-14T22:37:27.000Z
The IMF will reduce its forecast for economic growth and bump up its outlook for inflation, IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva said.

Middle East war means ‘all roads’ lead to higher prices, slower growth: IMF chief

2026-04-06T22:32:03.000Z
In light of the Middle East conflict, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned policymakers to think of the unthinkable and prepare for it.

IMF’s Georgieva warns Middle East conflict could push global inflation higher

2026-03-09T05:14:27.000Z
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks during an interview with Reuters, Kyiv, Ukraine, Jan 15, 2026.

IMF’s Georgieva says central bank independence critical, backs Powell

2026-01-15T22:52:44.000Z
The world economy has shown resilience in the face of the US tariffs shock this year and Georgieva credited this in part to nations not retaliating against the high levies imposed by the Trump administration.

IMF’s Georgieva urges world to ‘be calm’ amid US-China tensions

2025-10-16T15:28:28.000Z