IMF Chief says Iran war fallout would take 3-4 months even if fighting ends today

May 5, 2026 10:22 pm

The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva says the economic fallout from the war with Iran would take at least three to four months to ease, even if the fighting were to stop immediately.

The IMF Managing Director made this assertion during an interview with US outlet CNBC.

- Agencies

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