International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks during an interview after delivering a curtain-raiser address ahead of the 2026 Spring Meetings at IMF headquarters in Washington, DC, on April 9, 2026. The International Monetary Fund will lower global growth forecasts due to the Middle East war, its chief said April 9, warning of the conflict's "scarring effects" despite a fragile ceasefire. "Even in a best case, there will be no neat and clean return to the status quo ante," IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva said. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)