Kristalina Georgieva, controlling director at the IMF, speaks to CNBC’s Dan Murphy in a huge-ranging job interview at the Globe Governments Summit in Dubai. She discusses the Israel-Hamas war, Pakistan’s elections and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Asia-Pacific stocks poised to open higher as investors shrug off stalled U.S.-Iran negotiations
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Brent oil tops $107 per barrel after Iran peace talks stall
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Iran’s top diplomat briefly returns to Pakistan but Trump says the sides can talk by phone
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (L) meets with Pakistani Chief of General Staff Asim Munir (R) amid efforts to revive stalled peace talks between the U.S. and Iran to end their eight-week war, in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, on April 25, 2026. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Iran’s foreign minister briefly visited Islamabad again […]
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