Georgieva gets second term at IMF

The executive board of the International Monetary Fund unanimously decided to renew Kristalina Georgieva’s position as managing director for a second five-year term, it announced on April 12. The board commended Georgieva’s “strong and agile leadership, navigating a series of major global shocks”. Georgieva secured $360 billion in new financing during the pandemic and a $650 billion allocation of special drawing rights. Under her leadership, the IMF provided