Kristalina Georgieva
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- Milken Institute59 min
Global Economic Outlook: Navigating Growth, Risk, and Opportunity | Global Conference 2026
Conrad Kiechel, Zanny Minton Beddoes, Kristalina Georgieva, Mohamed Kande, Ariel Szarfsztejn, Mike Wirth
A two-month closure of the Strait of Hormuz has removed 14 million barrels daily from the global market, driving Brent crude near $115 while depleting strategic reserves and forcing the IMF to adopt adverse economic scenarios. Simultaneously, the AI sector has pivoted from generative tools to agentic automation, eliminating entry-level roles and triggering an international cyberarms race. These converging crises create a volatile environment where Europe faces energy and innovation lag, whereas nations securing reliable power and flexible capital markets are positioned to dominate the coming decades.
- Milken Institute20 min
A Conversation with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva | Global Conference 2025
Kristalina Georgieva, Gerard Baker
Following an IMF downgrade of the global growth forecast to 2.8%, Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva addresses diverging inflation trajectories and rising fiscal constraints while urging China to undertake structural reforms to shift toward domestic consumption and reduced state intervention. Amidst a volatile trade landscape marked by the erosion of fair trade mechanisms and a transition to new economic equilibriums, policymakers are prioritizing bilateral agreements and supply-side productivity enhancements to stabilize financial markets and foster sustainable expansion. This strategic pivot seeks to navigate "off the charts" uncertainty by balancing emerging market resilience against the severe deflationary pressures in China and the debt challenges facing advanced economies.
- Milken Institute31 min
A Conversation with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva | Global Conference 2024
Kristalina Georgieva, Richard Ditizio, Zanny Minton Beddoes
Over 1,000 speakers convened at the 2024 Milken Institute Global Conference under the theme "Shaping a Shared Future" to address critical challenges ranging from supply chain disruptions and cybercrime threats to a historic displacement crisis of 110 million people. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and other key figures analyzed divergent economic trajectories, warning that fiscal deficits and trade fragmentation could trigger a "turbulent" decade unless nations pivot toward productivity-enhancing innovations like green technology and artificial intelligence. The event highlighted both severe US social crises, including gun violence and fentanyl overdoses, and significant global opportunities, such as $500 billion in deployed philanthropic capital and fintech solutions banking millions of unbanked individuals.