Georgieva Gets Le Maire Backing for Second Term to Lead IMF
- France’s Le Maire says Georgieva does ‘great job’ leading fund
- IMF managing director’s five-year term ends in September
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Kristalina Georgieva, the head of the International Monetary Fund, gained support for a possible second term from France, a key vote of confidence as her current five-year term ends in September.
Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, speaking in Brazil on the sidelines of a Group of 20 meeting on Wednesday, said she’s doing a “great job” and his country would back her if she decided to seek another term.