ipy my zahara was fired after allegedly stealing millions of dollars from otani to cover gambling debts. sources tell "the new york times" the investigation into the interpreter is nearing a conclusion. sara, back to you. >> thank you. >>> the imf this morning sticking with modest 3% growth outlook for the global economy, well below historical average and estimating output lost since 2020 is around $3.3 trillion. asking whether the 20s will be defined as turbulent, tepid or transformational. joining us now on this in a speech and a cnbc exclusive, kristalina georgieva. it's great to see you, managing director. thank you. >> great to see you, sara. thank you. >> so farce global growth just a snapshot of where we are right now, it sounds like you guys think that things are looking up from where we were a few months ago? how does it look? >> it looks better than it did then, marginally better, but better nonetheless. there are two drivers. one is a strong u.s. economy, two, some of the emerging markets that are surprising us on the upside. the news is inflation is going down, but it is not