New IMF boss 'jumped for joy' over Brexit breakthrough
by Larry Elliott in Washington from on (#4SREC)
Kristalina Georgieva hopes MPs back deal she feels will spare UK significant economic damage
The head of the International Monetary Fund confessed she jumped for joy after hearing news of a Brexit breakthrough that she said would spare the UK significant economic damage.
Kristalina Georgieva, the IMF's new managing director, said there would still be some impact from leaving the EU with an agreement but said much of that had already been felt in the period since the 2016 referendum.
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