Current head Kristalina Georgieva sole nominee in IMF leadership

By Diyar Guldogan

WASHINGTON (AA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Thursday that managing director Kristalina Georgieva is the only candidate in a leadership search.

"The period for submitting nominations for the position of the next Managing Director closed on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. One candidate, the current Managing Director of the IMF, Kristalina Georgieva, has been nominated," it said in a statement.

The 24-member board's goal is to complete the selection process "as soon as possible, and at the latest by end-April, 2024," it added.

Georgieva's current term will end Sept. 30 as she is poised to win a second five-year term.