IMF Managing Director presser

Global growth in 2025 has proven more resilient than anticipated at the start of the year, though weak medium-term prospects and persistent uncertainty continue to weigh on the outlook. At the 2025 International Monetary Fund Annual Meeting, Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva framed the moment as one of guarded relief rather than celebration. Against that backdrop, Georgieva outlined a set of policy imperatives.