IMF expedites U.S. Treasury official's appointment to No. 2 job - Reuters

The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday it expedited the appointment of U.S. Treasury official Geoffrey Okamoto to its No. 2 position effective March 30 as member countries struggle with the economic impacts of the coronavirusThe appointment as the IMF's first deputy managing director thrusts Okamoto, the Treasury's acting assistant secretary for international finance, into a critical policy position at a time when dozens of countries are queuing up for emergency IMF loans as the coronavirus halts economic activity worldwide.

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