RECENT - WASHINGTON DC
1. Wide shot, IMF building exterior
2. Wide shot, IMF logo on building
30 November 2020, WASHINGTON DC
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, IMF
“We see now a beginning of a recovery, the green shoots of recovery. They came in the third quarter after a very sharp contraction in the first half of the year. But economic activity still remains well below previous levels, and as you are very well aware, a new wave of infections is affecting negatively the momentum of this recovery”
4. Wide shot, Alfred Kammer speaking
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, IMF
“We are conscious that while there is some positive news on the outlook related to vaccines, there is also a great degree of uncertainty. And in that environment, there could be a downside scenario for which augmentation of existing EU level support may be necessary”
RECENT - WASHINGTON DC
6. Wide shot, IMF building exterior
7. Wide shot, IMF logo on building