IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva opened the Fund’s 2026 Annual Meetings season in Singapore with the traditional curtain-raiser address, setting out the institution’s latest view of the global economic outlook and the policy priorities it wants member countries to act on.
The remarks, followed by a conversation with Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, run through the Fund’s read on growth, inflation and the risks that boards and finance ministries are pricing in for the year ahead. Watch the full address in the official IMF video below.
Video credit: IMF (official YouTube channel).
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