Kristalina Georgieva wins backing to run for second term as IMF chief

Bulgaria’s ‘eternal optimist’ expected to get support also from European finance ministers

The head of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, will run for a second five-year term after being nominated by a string of European countries to lead the global lender.

The Bulgarian economist and champion of policies to tackle the climate crisis will be given the support of her home country, which said she had accepted the nomination for another term starting in September.