IMF to downgrade global growth forecast amid Ukraine crisis: IMF chief

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IMF to downgrade global growth forecast amid Ukraine crisis: IMF chief

STORY: IMF to downgrade global growth forecast amid Ukraine crisis: IMF chief DATELINE: March 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KRISTALINA GEORGIEVA, IMF Managing Director 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): GITA GOPINATH, First Deputy Managing Director 3. various shots of IMF online roundtable STORYLINE: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will likely downgrade its global growth forecast next month due to spillover effects from the Ukraine crisis, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said Thursday. The economic fallout of the Ukraine crisis is being transmitted through three key channels to the rest of the world: higher commodity prices, the impact on real incomes and the real economy, as well as the impact on financial conditions and business confidence, Georgieva told reporters at a virtual media roundtable. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KRISTALINA GEORGIEVA, IMF Managing Director "Financial conditions have been already tightening in man

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