IMF chief flags 'optimism', 'worry' after Bangkok annual meetings

(From left to tight) IMF Communications Director Julie Kozack, Saudi Arabian Finance Minister and IMFC Chairman Mohammed al-Jadaan and IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva take their seats during the IMFC press briefing at the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) in Bangkok on October 17, 2026. -- Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP

BANGKOK (AFP): International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva said this year's Annual Meetings with global policymakers were marked by "optimism and worry" about the global economic outlook as the event wound down in Bangkok.

Georgieva also said her organisation had a "responsibility" to help low-income countries struggling with price shocks stemming from the US-Israel war on Iran.

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（从左至右）国际货币基金组织（IMF）通讯主管朱莉·科扎克、沙特阿拉伯财政大臣兼国际货币基金组织金融委员会（IMFC）主席穆罕默德·贾丹以及IMF总裁克里斯塔利娜·格奥尔基耶娃于2026年10月17日在曼谷诗丽吉王后国家会议中心（QSNCC）举行的国际货币基金组织（IMF）和世界银行集团（WBG）年会期间，出席IMFC新闻发布会并就座。——图片由莉莲·苏万鲁姆帕/法新社提供

曼谷（法新社）：国际货币基金组织总裁克里斯塔利娜·格奥尔基耶娃表示，今年在曼谷举行的全球政策制定者年会以对全球经济前景的“乐观与担忧”为特征，会议也随之落下帷幕。

格奥尔基耶娃还表示，她的组织有“责任”帮助那些因美国和以色列对伊朗的战争而遭受价格冲击的低收入国家。

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