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IMF's Kristalina Georgieva: We help countries build resilience to handle shocks
UN General Assembly

IMF's Kristalina Georgieva: We help countries build resilience to handle shocks

In a GZERO Global Stage discussion at the 79th UN General Assembly, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva expressed pride in the institution’s proactive response during a period marked by global crises. Georgieva emphasized that the IMF’s role extends beyond financial aid by helping countries build strong policies and institutions, ensuring resilience in the face of shocks.

Can we use AI to secure the world's digital future?
UN General Assembly

Can we use AI to secure the world's digital future?

How do we ensure AI is safe, available to everyone, and enhancing productivity? It’s a big topic at this year’s UN General Assembly. That’s why GZERO’s Global Stage livestream brought together leading experts at the heart of the action for “Live from the United Nations: Securing our Digital Future,” an event produced in partnership between the Complex Risk Analytics Fund, or CRAF’d, and GZERO Media’s Global Stage series, sponsored by Microsoft.

United Nations | Livestream event | Live from the United Nations: Securing a Digital Future | Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 5:30 PM ET | gzeromedia.com/globalstage
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Live from the United Nations: Securing Our Digital Future

How can technology and artificial intelligence be harnessed to support the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and create a positive impact in the Global South? This question is top of mind for many gathering at the UN's 79th General Assembly in New York. Our livestream panel discussion, "Live from the United Nations: Securing Our Digital Future" will examine these key issues on Tuesday, September 24 at 5:30 PM ET broadcasting live from inside United Nations headquarters. Watch live at gzeromedia.com/globalstage

Europe's 2023 energy scarcity will drive green transition, says IMF chief
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Europe's 2023 energy scarcity will drive green transition, says IMF chief

With soaring energy prices, Europe is headed toward a dark winter. But next year could be even worse. If Vladimir Putin continues to weaponize natural gas supplies, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva believes 2023 will be an even tougher winter for the Europeans, she tells Ian Bremmer on GZERO World.

3 reasons risk of global recession in 2023 has increased
GZERO World Clips

3 reasons risk of global recession in 2023 has increased

A global recession is looming in 2023. But why? Speaking to Ian Bremmer on GZERO World, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva offers three reasons.

Can the world avoid a global recession?
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

Can the world avoid a global recession?

This year, the annual fall meetings of the World Bank and the IMF are all about global economic doom and gloom. How bad will it get? Are we headed toward a worldwide recession? And who will bear the brunt of the pain? To get some answers, GZERO World with Ian Bremmer has two very special guests: World Bank President David Malpass and IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva.

GZERO World with Ian Bremmer - the podcast | close up on a wallet with Euros held by a supermarket shopper
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

Podcast: Winter is coming. Global recession, too?

Listen: Inflation is on the rise, at a rate we haven't seen in through in decades. Is a global recession inevitable? Ian Bremmer speaks to Kristina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund and David Malpass, President of the World Bank, on the GZERO World podcast. Both guests are leading global efforts to get inflation under control, lift millions out of extreme poverty and prevent the next global recession. Whether they’ll succeed is very much an open question.

Will stagflation make a comeback?
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Will stagflation make a comeback?

Russia's war in Ukraine and China's zero-COVID policy have raised fears of stagnant global economic growth coupled with high inflation.

Should China get more IMF power?

Should China get more IMF power?

The head of the IMF has kept her job despite allegedly weighing in on a flagship report to favor China. But there's a wider story about US-China rivalry in global institutions.

Trouble at the IMF
Quick Take

Trouble at the IMF

Ian Bremmer shares his Quick Take analysis on the scandal surrounding the IMF and its Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva, former number two at the World Bank - the origin of the crisis. The World Bank's annual "Doing Business" report is used by investors to assess competitiveness of different governments around the world. And as one might imagine, there's a lot of jockeying and lobbying behind the scenes by these governments to try to show that they're doing a great job and that their rankings should be high. Enter China, in an enormously politicized environment.