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IMF says can help countries address economic impact of coronavirus

March 3, 2020March 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff IMF, new coronavirus

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says that it is working closely with its development partners—World Bank, World Health Organization, and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov holds talks with IMF head Georgieva

January 19, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, IMF, Kristalina Georgieva

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov held talks in Sofia with International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Kristalina Georgieva on January

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Bulgaria 

IMF raises Bulgaria 2019 economic growth forecast to 3.7%

October 16, 2019October 19, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its economic growth forecast for Bulgaria to 3.7 per cent 2019, before slowing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Kristalina Georgieva named new IMF managing director

September 25, 2019September 29, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff IMF, Kristalina Georgieva

The executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) selected on September 25 Kristalina Georgieva to serve as IMF Managing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Georgieva: ‘Honoured to be nominated to head IMF’

August 3, 2019August 6, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff IMF, Kristalina Georgieva, World Bank

Bulgaria’s Kristalina Georgieva said that it was an honour to be nominated to be the next managing director of the

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Bulgaria 

EU finance chiefs nominate Bulgaria’s Kristalina Georgieva to head IMF

August 2, 2019August 5, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff IMF, Kristalina Georgieva, World Bank

Bulgaria’s Kristalina Georgieva, chief executive of the World Bank, narrowly beat the Netherlands’ Jeroen Dijsselbloem – a former head of

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Europe 

IMF slightly raises growth projection for euro zone for 2020

July 23, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff IMF

The International Monetary Fund said in its July 2019 update of its World Economic Outlook that it was raising its

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Bulgaria 

IMF sees Bulgaria economic growth slowing to 3% in 2020

April 10, 2019April 11, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasts Bulgaria’s GDP growth as ending at 3.3 per cent in 2019, but slowing to

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Bulgaria 

IMF sees Bulgaria’s preparations to join euro zone as positive factor

February 2, 2019February 4, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff IMF

Commitments made by Bulgaria related to the plan for the country to join the euro zone are seen as a

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