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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Phillip Inman

Kristalina Georgieva wins backing to run for second term as IMF chief

Kristalina Georgieva
Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the IMF, during a meeting this week with Brazil's president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Photograph: Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters

The head of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, will run for a second five-year term after being nominated by a string of European countries to lead the global lender.

The Bulgarian economist and champion of policies to tackle the climate crisis will be given the support of her home country, which said she had accepted the nomination for another term starting in September.

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