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Kristalina Georgieva
Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
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Kristalina Georgieva: A Time of Promise and Danger

📅 Jan 01, 2026 IMF 15 MIN 79 VIEWS 29 SEGMENTS · 2 SPEAKERS
More than a year into the COVID-19 crisis, signs of a recovery for some countries are slowly beginning to emerge. But in her customary curtain-raiser speech ahead of next week's virtual IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said high uncertainty is one of the greatest dangers facing the global economy. Go to IMF.org to follow the Spring Meetings and find all the IMF flagship reports, including the World Economic Outlook, the Global Financial Stability Report, and the Fiscal Monitor.
Bruce Edwards 0:02 ↗
In the words of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the point in history at which we stand is full of promise and of danger. The good news is that the global economy is on a firmer footing. Millions of people are benefiting from vaccines that hold the promise of a normal life of embracing friends and loved ones. But there is danger as well. In this program, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva with a preview of the World Economic Outlook to be released next week during the virtual IMF World Bank Spring Meetings.
Kristalina Georgieva 0:49 ↗
Economic fortunes are diverging. Vaccines are not yet available to everyone and everywhere. Too many people continue to face job losses and rising poverty. Too many countries are falling behind. We must not let our guard down. What we do now will shape the post-crisis world. This will be the focus of our virtual Spring Meetings next week.

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Georgieva, K. (2026, January 1). Kristalina Georgieva: A Time of Promise and Danger [Interview transcript]. IMF. CEOInterviews.AI. https://ceointerviews.ai/interview/3051591/

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@misc{georgieva2026_3051591,
  author       = {Kristalina Georgieva},
  title        = {Kristalina Georgieva: A Time of Promise and Danger},
  howpublished = {Interview transcript, IMF. CEOInterviews.AI},
  year         = {2026},
  month        = {jan},
  url          = {https://ceointerviews.ai/interview/3051591/},
  note         = {Speaker-attributed transcript with timestamps}
}