The IMF’s managing director discusses the global economy in a one-on-one interview. What does she see ahead for 2021 and beyond?
The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are about to hold their major Spring meetings. And, in a curtain-raiser address ahead of the gathering, the IMF’s managing director, Kristalina Georgieva, laid out her expectations for the global economy for 2021-2022.
She expanded on that during an in-depth interview with The Heat’s host, Anand Naidoo.
The discussion also focused on China and the IMF’S role in Africa.
To discuss:
- Kristalina Georgieva is the IMF Managing Director
- Yan Liang is an economics professor at Willamette University.
- Abdullahi Boru Halakhe is an African Security and Policy Analyst
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#UPDATE Economic growth led by the United States and China is accelerating, amplifying the risks of an uneven global recovery, the head of the #IMF said Tuesday https://t.co/Z10GtgF8II
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) March 30, 2021
The IMF Executive Board has approved the second financial assistance to South Sudan since it joined the IMF in 2012 – US$174.2 million to help address the continuing impact of the pandemic. https://t.co/XjY8ReFnFF #IMFAfrica pic.twitter.com/deMiXOGsnR
— IMF (@IMFNews) March 31, 2021
Our latest World Economic Outlook research projects that the pandemic will lead to a 3% loss in global output in 2024. Read more: https://t.co/hcZ4l9uUWv #WEO pic.twitter.com/qYro9Evm7C
— IMF (@IMFNews) March 31, 2021