World Bank CEO Georgieva sole candidate to lead IMF

Kristalina Georgieva of Bulgaria is all but guaranteed the job

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Kristalina Georgieva, World Bank CEO.
Kristalina Georgieva, World Bank CEO.
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Washington:  A top executive at the World Bank faces no opposition in her candidacy to lead the International Monetary Fund, the fund announced Monday.

Kristalina Georgieva of Bulgaria, currently the bank's chief executive officer, is all but guaranteed to replace former Managing Director Christine Lagarde, who has been named to lead the European Central Bank.

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