"KRISTALINA GEORGIEVA"

World leaders gathered at the UN High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development in New York to present solutions to unlock better financing and tackle the divide that has emerged between developed and developing countries. UNIFEED

During the SDG Summit in New York, world leaders discussed finance, investments and means of implementation for SDG achievement, noting that innovative financing mechanisms are needed to free up resources for development. UNIFEED

World leaders and United Nations officials arrive at UN Headquarters for the General Assembly’s annual General Debate. UNIFEED

The IMF said it welcomed recent talks between the US and China aimed at patching relations, spokesperson Julie Kozack told reporters Thursday in Washington. IMF

The IMF sees the US avoiding recession, but inflation remaining above the Federal Reserve Bank’s 2% target this year and next, Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva told reporters Thursday in Washington, DC. IMF

The IMF warned of negative consequences to the global economy if US leadership is unable to resolve its political impasse over negotiations to extend the debt ceiling, spokesperson Julie Kozack told reporters Thursday in Washington, DC. IMF

The International Monetary and Financial Committee has opened its plenary session at the Spring Meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Washington, DC today. IMF

The IMF announced in the World Economic Outlook’s press briefing that the baseline forecast for global output growth is 0.1 percentage point lower than predicted in the January 2023 WEO Update, before rising to 3.0 percent in 2024. IMF

The Managing Director of the IMF, Kristalina Georgieva, announced today in her Spring Meetings Curtain Raiser speech that global growth is projected to remain weak by historical comparison in the near and medium term. IMF

The IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva visited Rwanda this week, and met with President Kagame and his senior officials to discuss the country’s economic outlook. IMF