Bulgaria's Kristalina Georgieva has been appointed new IMF chief
Bulgaria's Kristalina Georgieva has been selected as the new head of the International Monetary Fund(IMF).
She is the first person from an emerging market economy to lead the IMF.
The economist succeeds Christine Lagarde for a five-year term from October.
Kristalina Ivanova Georgieva-Kinova is a Bulgarian economist
She has also been Chief Executive of the World Bank since 2017.
She served as Acting President of the World Bank Group from 1 February 2019 to 8 April 2019.
The International Monetary Fund, also known as the Fund, is an international organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., consisting of 189 countries working to foster global monetary cooperation
Headquarters: Washington, D.C., United States
Managing Director (MD): David Lipton (Acting)
Chief Economist: Gita Gopinath
Membership: 189 countries
Bulgaria's Kristalina Georgieva has been selected as the new head of the International Monetary Fund(IMF).
She is the first person from an emerging market economy to lead the IMF.
The economist succeeds Christine Lagarde for a five-year term from October.
Kristalina Ivanova Georgieva-Kinova is a Bulgarian economist
She has also been Chief Executive of the World Bank since 2017.
She served as Acting President of the World Bank Group from 1 February 2019 to 8 April 2019.
The International Monetary Fund, also known as the Fund, is an international organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., consisting of 189 countries working to foster global monetary cooperation
Headquarters: Washington, D.C., United States
Managing Director (MD): David Lipton (Acting)
Chief Economist: Gita Gopinath
Membership: 189 countries
