Washington, DC --- Recent
1. Exterior of IMF
Washington, DC --- 26 September 2019
2. Setup shot of IMF news conference
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Gerry Rice, IMF Spokesperson:
“Madame Georgieva is indeed the first person from an emerging market country to head the IMF since its inception 75 years ago in 1944. So just to pause that we made a bit of history yesterday. I think its good history and all of us at the IMF are delighted to welcome Madame Georgieva to the Fund.”
4. Profile shot
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Gerry Rice, IMF Spokesperson:
“What Madame Georgieva said was, "I look forward to working with the Argentine authorities as I take up my duties on October 1. Argentina is an important member of the IMF and we want Argentina to succeed.”
6. Reporter cutaway
7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Gerry Rice, IMF Spokesperson:
“We continue to be fully engaged in the discussions with Argentina. We continue to be fully committed to helping Argentina get back onto the path of long-term stability, sustainable growth.”
8. Reporter Cutaway
9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Gerry Rice, IMF Spokesperson:
“It is incorrect to say that the IMF has in some way put the relationship with Argentina on hold. That would be -- that is incorrect.”
10. Wideshot of news conference