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Statement by IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on the Sixth “1+6” Roundtable in China

December 6, 2021/IMF Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today at the conclusion of the Sixth “1+6” Roundtable convened virtually by the Chinese authorities: “I would like to express my great appreciation to Premier Li for hosting the ‘1+6’ Roundtable and […]

Inflation’s Varied Landscape

December 3, 2021/IMF Weekend Read Welcome to the Weekend Read! In today’s edition we focus on the varied landscape for inflation, the need to improve a debt relief initiative, the pros and cons of domestic debt restructuring, our new F&D issue on global health and well-being, Algeria’s recovery, the growing global […]

First Deputy Managing Director Geoffrey Okamoto to Leave IMF, Gita Gopinath to Be IMF’s New First Deputy Managing Director

December 2, 2021/IMF The IMF said today that First Deputy Managing Director (FDMD) Geoffrey Okamoto will leave the Fund early next year and that Gita Gopinath, currently the IMF’s Chief Economist, is proposed to be the Fund’s new First Deputy Managing Director. In making the announcement Kristalina Georgieva, the IMF’s […]