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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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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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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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IMF cuts global growth outlook, warns of growing risks

January 21, 2019January 23, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff IMF

In the latest update to its World Economic Outlook (WEO), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) revised its global growth forecast

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Europe 

IMF lowers economic growth forecasts for Europe in 2018 and 2019

November 8, 2018November 8, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff IMF

Europe’s economy continued to expand in the first half of 2018, although at a slower-than-expected pace, specifically in advanced Europe,

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Europe 

IMF, European leaders rebuke Trump on planned tariffs

March 8, 2018 VOANews IMF

The International Monetary Fund and European leaders pushed back on March 7 against US president Donald Trump’s plan to impose

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Business 

IMF hikes global growth outlook on US tax cut boost

January 23, 2018January 21, 2019 Deutsche Welle IMF

In the latest update to the IMF’s World Economic Outlook (WEO), nearly all the forecasts for 2018 and 2019 were

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