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Asia and the IMF: Resilience through Cooperation - Opening Session

The Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, together with Japan Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda, delivered a speech to open the conference on Asia and the IMF: Resilience through Cooperation.

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