Russia's war in Ukraine a barrier to global growth, says IMF boss
The Guardian|April 19, 2024
Russia's war with Ukraine is stoking geopolitical tensions and damaging the recovery prospects of the global economy, the head of the International Monetary Fund warned yesterday.
Larry Elliott
Russia's war in Ukraine a barrier to global growth, says IMF boss

Kristalina Georgieva urged an end to the two-year conflict, saying it was a human tragedy and a barrier to economic growth.

As G7 finance ministers said they were looking at ways of using the almost $300bn (£240bn) of seized Russian assets to help Ukraine, the IMF managing director said support for Kyiv remained "steady and firm". Georgieva said Ukraine would need $42bn of financial support this year.

The G7 group of leading developed countries said it would "continue working on all possible avenues by which immobilised Russian sovereign assets could be made use of to support Ukraine, consistent with international law and our respective legal systems".

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