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EU Finance Ministers Back Georgieva for Second Term as IMF Chief

  • Support was unanimous, Belgium’s finance minister said
  • IMF executive board will now handle selection process

Kristalina Georgieva

Photographer: Maira Erlich/Bloomberg
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European Union finance ministers are backing Kristalina Georgieva for a second term as head of the International Monetary Fund, Belgian Finance Minister Vincent Van Peteghem said.

Support was unanimous among EU member states, he told reporters in Brussels on Tuesday.