FILE PHOTO: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva talks to Chinese Premier Li Keqiang before a news conference following the “1+6” Roundtable meeting at the Diaoyutai state guesthouse in Beijing, China November 21, 2019. REUTERS/Florence Lo
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