![(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 4, 2020, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks at a press briefing in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2020. The global coronavirus pandemic is causing an economic crisis unlike any in the past century and will require a massive response to ensure recovery, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said on april 9, 2020. The warnings about the damage inflicted by the virus already were stark, but Georgieva warned that the world should brace for "the worst economic fallout since the Great Depression."
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IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva said the fund was likely to revise its growth forecast for the global economy. AFP
IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva said the fund was likely to revise its growth forecast for the global economy. AFP
IMF approves debt relief for 25 countries to help them fight Covid-19
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