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The Economist Asks: Kristalina Georgieva

The Economist Asks: Kristalina Georgieva

Released Thursday, 9th April 2020
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The Economist Asks: Kristalina Georgieva

The Economist Asks: Kristalina Georgieva

The Economist Asks: Kristalina Georgieva

The Economist Asks: Kristalina Georgieva

Thursday, 9th April 2020
 1 person rated this episode
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As governments around the world see their finances savaged by the pandemic, emerging economies are crying out for cash. More countries are turning to the International Monetary Fund for support than at any point in its history. In an exclusive podcast interview ahead of its Spring Meetings, host Anne McElvoy and Zanny Minton Beddoes, The Economist’s editor-in-chief, ask IMF head Kristalina Georgieva how it intends to bail out the global economy. Could issuing “paper gold” provide the answer or does the IMF need new tools for the job? Plus, how jeans and pyjamas made it into the boardroom.


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