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The war in Ukraine has undercut the global recovery and slowed expected economic growth in most countries in the world, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva says. "We are facing a crisis on top of a crisis," Georgieva says in a speech ahead of the spring meetings of the IMF and World Bank. SOUNDBITE
The IMF hopes to make "more progress" in talks on a new financial aid program for Argentina shortly, IMF First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath says. SOUNDBITE
The IMF hopes to mobilise 100 billion dollars from the world's richest countries to be distributed to countries in need, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo, says chief Kristalina Georgieva in Kinshasa during her first trip to Africa since start of Covid-19 pandemic. SOUNDBITE
Washington, Apr 6 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Shawn Thew) The global recovery is accelerating and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates that the world's economic growth will reach a 6% in 2021 -five tenths more than expected in January-, although it warns that the Covid-19 crisis has left scars in emerging countries such as growing inequality and an increase in poverty.FOOTAGE OF THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND AND THE WORLD BANK HEADQUARTERS.
San José, Costa Rica Feb 15 (EFE) (CAMERA: Douglas Marín) .- Social and union groups in Costa Rica protested Monday against a government financial agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).