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IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva says the economic impact of the US-Iran conflict is already baked in and will likely drag on growth through the year due to energy disruptions and higher oil prices, with markets briefly rallying on a ceasefire before tensions escalated again as Hormuz tensions intensified.
Argentina's President Javier Milei met with IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva at the World Economic Forum in Davos to discuss the country's economic crisis and its IMF program. Milei, a libertarian, is pushing for tough austerity measures to combat inflation and poverty, while also advocating for free market capitalism. The meeting comes as Argentina works to salvage its IMF loan program and implement major economic reforms, including spending cuts and deregulation.
The global economy is set for years of weak growth, according to the International Monetary Fund's Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva. She warned that the pandemic has caused a "long-lasting" hit to the world's economic output and that the recovery will be "long, uneven and uncertain". Georgieva also called for continued government support to prevent further damage to the economy.