The managing director of the International Monetary Fund has told AFP she is making herself “available to serve” for a second five-year term running the Washington-based financial institution, shortly after she received the backing of European finance ministers.
“I’m not running to force people to choose me, I’m making myself available to serve, if people want me to serve,” IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva said in a video call interview ahead of a speech in the UK city of Cambridge on Thursday.
“I would bring to the job a determination for the Fund to be an institution that leans forward in addressing the most challenging problems we face,” she said.
These challenges include boosting productivity and growth, “so more people have a better chance,” tackling elevated post-pandemic debt levels, and making the IMF “more inclusive and more representative, so it can enjoy the trust of our members and…
Source: Guardian Newspaper
