International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks at a news conference ahead of the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings at the IMF headquarters in Washington, on April 9, 2026
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will lower global growth forecasts due to West Asia war, its chief said on Thursday (April 9, 2026), warning of the conflict’s “scarring effects” despite a fragile ceasefire.
“Even in a best case, there will be no neat and clean return to the status quo ante,” IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva said.
Published – April 10, 2026 09:01 am IST
