The director general of the IMF, Kristalina Georgieva, stressed on Friday the need for the United States to “reach an agreement as soon as possible” on the debt ceiling, and urged the parties to address the issue “in another way.”
In a press conference in which she reported on the conclusions of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the US economy, under Article IV, Kristalina Georgieva said she shared the concerns of the Secretary of State for the Treasury, Janet Yellen, with whom she met this Friday , on the progress of the negotiations.
The IMF revised its growth forecast for the US economy slightly upwards, now pointing to 1.7% compared to the 1.6% expected in April.
Source: Observadora
