Republicans Chide IMF Chief Over China Data Manipulation Report
- Yellen asked to review, report on allegations in report
- Georgieva tells IMF staff she only asked for checks of data
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Republican lawmakers blasted the chief of the International Monetary Fund on Friday after a report that she pressured staff of the World Bank, when she was working at that institution, to boost China’s position in a ranking of global economies.
Senator Bill Hagerty of Tennessee called on the U.S. to “demand accountability,” saying that Kristalina Georgieva “masterminded a corrupt scheme” to manipulate the World Bank’s Doing Business report. Georgieva has denied any wrongdoing, saying that she disagrees “fundamentally” with the findings of the report that was commissioned by the World Bank board.