WASHINGTON, D.C. — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank hold their spring meetings this week as the war in the Middle East weighs on the global economy.
In a speech ahead of the 2026 Spring Meetings, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said addressing economic shocks amid the energy crisis triggered by the Middle East war will be at the center of the Spring Meetings.
“A resilient world economy is being tested again by now-paused war in the Middle East. The conflict has caused considerable hardship in the region and around the globe,” she said at the curtain raiser on April 10.
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