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Kristalina Georgieva

Kristalina Georgieva

Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund

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Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (2019–)

Born1953-08-13 · Sofia, Bulgaria
Offices
  • Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund2019-10-01–presentPreceded by: Christine Lagarde
  • President of the World Bank Group2019-02-01–2019-04-08Preceded by: Jim Yong Kim · Succeeded by: David Malpass
  • Chief Executive of the World Bank Group2017-01-02–2019-10-01
  • European Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources2014-11-01–2016-12-31Preceded by: Jacek Dominik · Succeeded by: Günther Oettinger
  • European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response2010-02-09–2014-11-01Preceded by: Karel De Gucht · Succeeded by: Christos Stylianides
EducationUniversity of National and World Economy (BA, MA, PhD)

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Portrait: World Bank Group/ Grant Ellis · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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  • Kristalina Georgieva
    IMF’s Georgieva on Warsh’s Speech and ‘Stubborn’ Inflation

    IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva praised Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech as “a great job.” She also discussed recent inflation pressures and whether they signal central-bank failure or stem from other forces.

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    BBloomberg Television 2026-08-28 21:29

Related reports

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EconomyIMF backs global central bank rate hikes, Georgieva says

The IMF strongly supports benchmark rate increases by central banks worldwide, Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said. She said a prudently hawkish monetary policy stance may suit many countries and called recent rate hikes and firm messaging by the Fed, ECB and Bank of Japan appropriate.

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TTASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-07 14:30

IMF backs global central bank rate hikes, Georgieva says

EconomyUS inflation has been above Fed target for over 5.5 years, IMF chief says

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said US inflation has exceeded the Federal Reserve’s target for more than five and a half years. She noted that long-term inflation expectations remain anchored, while warning that inflation may not stay contained indefinitely and recalling lessons from Bulgaria’s hyperinflation.

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TTASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-07 14:09

US inflation has been above Fed target for over 5.5 years, IMF chief says

EconomyAI boom, energy shocks are fueling global inflation, IMF chief warns

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned that rapid AI development, high energy prices, rising tariffs and surging defense spending are pushing up global inflation. Fertilizers, food and key industrial commodities are also getting more expensive, while El Niño-related adverse weather poses added food-security risks. She said the shocks have so far been contained.

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TTASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-07 12:48

AI boom, energy shocks are fueling global inflation, IMF chief warns

EconomyHigh energy prices to persist even if Gulf war ends, IMF’s Georgieva warns

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned that high energy prices could persist even if the war involving the US, Israel and Iran ends soon. Threats to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz are severely limiting Gulf LNG supplies, hitting Asia and Europe particularly hard. Rebuilding reserves and rising demand before the Northern Hemisphere cold season could intensify price pressures, inflation and interest rates.

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TTASSOriginal★★★★☆2026-10-07 12:25

High energy prices to persist even if Gulf war ends, IMF’s Georgieva warns

EconomyAdvanced AI models risk slipping beyond human control, IMF’s Georgieva warns

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned that artificial intelligence could cause mass job losses and that advanced models might escape human control and become unmanageable. She said preparedness, including digital infrastructure, labor-market readiness and regulatory guardrails, is essential to manage AI’s risks.

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TTASSOriginal★★★★☆2026-10-07 11:54

Advanced AI models risk slipping beyond human control, IMF’s Georgieva warns

EconomyDisappointment in AI profitability could trigger major market shock, IMF chief warns

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned that disappointment over the profitability of major companies developing artificial intelligence could cause a massive market shock. With economic and financial concentration in AI increasing, she said regulation and supervision should serve as the first line of defense.

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TTASSOriginal★★★★☆2026-10-07 07:42

Disappointment in AI profitability could trigger major market shock, IMF chief warns

EconomyIMF’s Georgieva urges governments to rein in spending

IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva is urging governments to curb spending, saying officials face “very tough political choices” as they try to tackle soaring bond yields.

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FFinancial TimesOriginal★★★★☆2026-10-07 06:00

IMF’s Georgieva urges governments to rein in spending

EconomyIMF’s Georgieva says rising bond yields threaten developing-country debt progress

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva told Reuters that swelling debt and rising bond yields in advanced economies threaten to reverse progress made by developing and low-income countries in bringing down their own debt burdens.

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RReutersOriginal★★★★☆2026-09-03 00:30

IMF’s Georgieva says rising bond yields threaten developing-country debt progress
IMF’s Georgieva says rising bond yields threaten developing-country debt progress

EconomyIMF’s Georgieva on Warsh’s Speech and ‘Stubborn’ Inflation

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva praised Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech as “a great job.” She also discussed recent inflation pressures and whether they signal central-bank failure or stem from other forces.

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BBloomberg TelevisionOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-28 21:29

IMF’s Georgieva on Warsh’s Speech and ‘Stubborn’ Inflation
IMF’s Georgieva on Warsh’s Speech and ‘Stubborn’ Inflation
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