Global Recession Can Be Avoided With Right Fiscal Policies: IMF’s Georgieva

Global Recession Can Be Avoided With Right Fiscal Policies: IMF’s Georgieva
The International Monetary Fund Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva, speaks at a conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Oct. 3, 2022. Ahmed Yosri/Reuters
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RIYADH—Global recession can be avoided if governments’ fiscal policies were consistent with monetary policy tightening, but likely there would be countries falling into recession next year, the International Monetary Fund’s managing director said on Monday.

In the context of monetary policy tightening, fiscal policy cannot stay idle because the cost of living crisis is hitting parts of society dramatically, Kristalina Georgieva said.