Kristalina Georgieva
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Kristalina Ivanova Georgieva-Kinova is a Bulgarian economist serving as the 12th managing director of the International Monetary Fund since 2019. She was the Chief Executive of the World Bank Group from 2017 to 2019 and served as Acting President of the World Bank Group from 1 February to 8 April 2019 following the resignation of Jim Yong Kim. She previously served as Vice-President of the European Commission under Jean-Claude Juncker from 2014 to 2016.
Official portrait, 2019
Georgieva meeting in Davos with the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, 22 January 2019
Georgieva during the MSC 2019
International Monetary Fund
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a major financial agency of the United Nations, and an international financial institution funded by 190 member countries, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It is regarded as the global lender of last resort to national governments, and a leading supporter of exchange-rate stability. Its stated mission is "working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world."
Board of Governors International Monetary Fund (1999)
Plaque Commemorating the Formation of the IMF in July 1944 at the Bretton Woods Conference
IMF "Headquarters 1" in Washington, D.C., designed by Moshe Safdie
The Gold Room within the Mount Washington Hotel, where the Bretton Woods Conference attendees signed the agreements creating the IMF and World Bank