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The IMF Executive Board representing the 189-member countries today selected Kristalina Georgieva as the Managing Director and Chair of the Executive Board for a five-year term starting on October 1, 2019. http://ow.ly/oayD50wqS24

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IMF says South Africa's debt is "becoming uncomfortable", but no bailout requested, what you need to know - CNBC Africa South Africa’s public debt, which is approaching rating agencies’ red line of 60% of economic output, is reaching uncomfortable levels, an IMF official said on Thursday.

In our latest issue of F&D, Harvard Professor of Economics Melissa Dell writes on how economic opportunities matter for criminal behavior in "Globalization and Narcos" // Learn more at http://ow.ly/cv2h30p7bOs

Identifying weaknesses in the global financial system helps policy makers take preventive action, like reducing government debt. More in IMFBlog: http://ow.ly/VZhY50uJ1Js