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KRISTALINA GEORGIEVA

From left: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, U.S. President Joe Biden and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida walk to a flower wreath laying ceremony at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima in May during the G7 Summit.
JAPAN
Jan 2, 2024
World leaders show readiness to support Japan after massive quake
Leaders of several countries, including the U.S., U.K., Canada and France, have expressed solidarity with Japan and are ready to offer assistance if needed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 2, 2023
Global economy faces tougher year in 2023, IMF's Georgieva warns
The new year is going to be 'tougher than the year we leave behind,' IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 16, 2022
Guardians of world economy told to ‘buckle up’ as outlook dims
As the talks ended on Saturday, leaders in global finance pondered the impact of recent moves in the U.K., Saudi Arabia, China and Russia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 22, 2022
IMF chief urges debt-laden nations to act now to avoid problems
Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said that her worry is greatest for low-income countries because 60% are in debt distress or in danger of reaching that point.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 17, 2021
IMF Chief called out for artificially lifting China's economic ranking in 2018 report
China's position in the 2018 report, released in October 2017, should have been seven places lower — at No. 85 rather than remaining at No. 78.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 1, 2020
IMF chief lauds Japan's spending to combat pandemic, urging others to step up
IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva praised on Thursday Japan's plans to spend about 20 percent of its gross domestic product in response to the economic challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and to help the world's poorest countries, urging others to do their part.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 4, 2020
IMF sees coronavirus-induced global downturn 'way worse' than financial crisis
Speaking at a rare joint news conference with the leader of the WHO, the IMF managing director called on advanced economies to step up their efforts to help emerging markets and developing countries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 24, 2020
Climate change gets first mention in G20 finance communique of Trump era
Finance officials from the world's 20 biggest economies (G20) on Sunday referenced climate change in their final communique for the first time in U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, but stopped short of calling it a major risk to the economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 20, 2020
Coronavirus poses risks to fragile recovery in global economy, says IMF
The outbreak of new coronavirus COVID-19 has already disrupted economic growth in China, and further spread to other countries could derail a "highly fragile" projected recovery in the global economy in 2020, the International Monetary Fund warned Wednesday.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.

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