The IMF undergoes structural reform
Kristalina Georgieva makes her mark
THE IMF is familiar with unwelcome edicts. Its job as the world’s lender of last resort often involves demanding reform. But its staff may be discovering the unpleasantness of being on the receiving end. Kristalina Georgieva, the fund’s boss, is reorganising the institution.
This article appeared in the Finance & economics section of the print edition under the headline “Structural adjustment”
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- The World Bank loses another chief economist
- Companies are tying their loans to measures of do-goodery
- African countries like their currencies strong
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