International cooperation | June 2024Economic Possibilities for My GrandchildrenThere is an economic promise to be made across generations, one that requires us to take decisive action this decadeKRISTALINA GEORGIEVAThe 2020s: Turbulent, Tepid or Transformational?IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva kicks off the 2024 IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings from the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC, with her customary curtain raiser speech. Go to IMF.org to follow the Annual Meetings and find all the IMF flagship reports, including the World Economic Outlook, the Global Financial Stability Report, and the Fiscal Monitor.KRISTALINA GEORGIEVAThe Economic Possibilities for My GrandchildrenJohn Maynard Keynes' novel lectures at King’s College, Cambridge, inspired economists and policymakers of the time and continues to do so a hundred years later. In this podcast, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva delivers a speech inspired by one of Keynes’ lectures to a young audience at the very same King’s College.KRISTALINA GEORGIEVADevelopment | PodcastBuilding Bridges to Strong Future GrowthIMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva kicked off the 2023 Annual Meetings in Marrakech with her customary curtain raiser speech from Cote d’Ivoire. It’s the first time since 1973 that the Annual Meetings are held in Africa and Georgieva says it’s an opportunity to pave the way to the next 50 years.KRISTALINA GEORGIEVAFinancial markets | PodcastKristalina Georgieva: Navigating a More Fragile WorldWith shock upon shock hitting the world economy in the last three years, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva's customary opening speech to the Annual Meetings warned of a darker global outlook and emphasized the need for the world to come together to deal with the consequences.KRISTALINA GEORGIEVAFinancial crisis management | PodcastKristalina Georgieva: Crisis Upon Crisis: How the World Can RespondJust as many countries were beginning to feel the grip of the pandemic start to ease, another global calamity is threatening the recovery.KRISTALINA GEORGIEVAInclusion and gender | PodcastKristalina Georgieva: Women Are Powerful Agents of ChangeAs the world this week celebrates International Women's Day, hundreds of millions of women are living in conflict and fragility.KRISTALINA GEORGIEVAClimate change | September 2021No Time to WasteAs we look ahead to COP26, we must be ready to move decisively—togetherKRISTALINA GEORGIEVAClimate policy | PodcastIsland States Paying Price for Climate ChangeNo country has been spared the effects of changing weather patterns but developing countries–and island states, in particular, are facing the brunt of climate change while not having contributed to its root causes.KRISTALINA GEORGIEVAInclusion and gender | PodcastChrystia Freeland and Kristalina Georgieva: Budgeting for Gender EquityNew IMF research shows that women with young children, mothers, particularly less educated ones, have been the most adversely affected group during the pandemic.KRISTALINA GEORGIEVALoad MoreSee AlsoMagazine ArchivesCountry FocusBlogs
