IMF’s Georgieva Urges World to ‘Be Calm’ Amid US-China Tensions

The International Monetary Fund’s chief sent a message to countries to stay calm amid renewed trade tensions between US and China.

“Our message to everybody is: be calm,” said IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva in an interview Thursday with Bloomberg Television. “And to China: be careful, do not provoke other countries” in ways where they may see you as a threat.

The world economy has shown resilience in the face of the US tariffs shock this year and Georgieva credited this in part to nations not retaliating against the high levies imposed by the Trump administration.

Kristalina Georgieva on Oct. 16.

Photographer: Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg

Still, she warned ...