IMF’s first Gender Strategy aimed at integrating gender into the Fund’s core activities was launched in July 2022. Who among the following is the Managing Director of the IMF?

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The correct answer is Kristalina Georgieva.

Key Points

Kristalina Georgieva currently serves as Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, a position she was selected for on September 25, 2019 and has served as since October 1, 2019.
Before joining the IMF, Ms. Georgieva was CEO of the World Bank from January 2017 to September 2019, during which time she also served as Interim President of the World Bank Group for three months.
Previously, Ms. Georgieva helped shape the agenda of the European Union while serving as European Commission Vice President for Budget and Human Resources.

Additional Information

Ms. Georgieva began her career in public service at the World Bank as an environmental economist in 1993.
In October 2020, she received the Atlantic Council’s Distinguished International Leadership Award in acknowledgement of exceptional and distinctive contributions during her career in public service.
Surjit Bhalla is the Executive DIrector for India at the IMF.
IMF’s first Gender Strategy aimed at integrating gender into the Fund’s core activities was launched in July 2022.