Boost of Global Vaccination Would Ease Inflation, Says IMF Chief

Inflation is expected to tame down should global vaccination pick up, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said, Bloomberg reports.

• Georgieva said the vaccination program should be boosted to ensure that production steps up, and divergence will drive more unrest.
• The IMF official said supply constraints are expected to persist until mid-2022, 
• Georgieva is facing allegations that she influenced data in favor of China while working for the World Bank in 2017, driving discontent at the IMF.
• The official said the staff was and continues to be concerned, but she has answered questions and will continue to do so.