IMF will decide on Kristalina Georgieva’s future ‘very soon’
By Abiodun Ogundairo
12 October 2021 |
10:36 am
The IMF's managing director faces allegations that during her previous stint at the World Bank, she pressured staff to alter data to benefit China.
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