IMF Head Kristalina Georgieva Will Go to Beijing in Bid to Break Debt Relief Impasse With China

File image of International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva. Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kirstalina Georgieva will travel to China at the end of this week for a visit that will be closely watched by finance ministries throughout the Global South.

The primary purpose of Georgieva’s trip is to deliver keynote addresses at the upcoming China Development Forum in Beijing on March 26th and at the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference in Hainan province on March 30th.

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