she grew up in pwaoupbist bulgaria behind the iron curtain and knew what it meant to experience the depravationsf that system. she exspao*erpbsed firsthand the impact of str-bg taourl reforms -- of structural reforms. she wanted to study journalism was accepted into -- but that was difficult to get into. but eventually was accepted into bulgaria's institute of economics. and quickly embraced the discipline as a useful way to understand and interpret our complicated world. it was like serendipity. she studied french but went to britain. later -- learning there about market economies. writing the first textbook on microeconomics in bulgaria. then working at the world bank. then at the european commission. returning to the world bank to be its c.e.o. and since 2019, october 1, she's been the managing director here. just across the street. just across the street. from the world bank. under her leadership, i think many of you in the room were here when she greeted people here, under her leadership the i.m.f. has adopt add first ever climate strategy sustained its first term -- first long-term lending

she grew up in pwaoupbist bulgaria behind the iron curtain and knew what it meant to experience the depravationspbsed firsthand the impact of str-bg taourl reforms -- of structural reforms. she wanted to study journalism was accepted into -- but that was difficult to get into. but eventually was accepted into bulgaria's institute of economics. and quickly embraced the discipline as a useful way to understand and interpret our complicated world. it was like serendipity. she studied french but went to britain. later -- learning there about market economies. writing the first textbook on microeconomics in bulgaria. then working at the world bank. then at the european commission. returning to the world bank to be its c.e.o. and since 2019, october 1, she's been the managing director here. just across the street. just across the street. from the world bank. under her leadership, i think many of you in the room were here when she greeted people here, under her leadership the i.m.f. has adopt add first ever climate strategy sustained its first term -- first long-term lending instrument, the resilience