Jihad Azour (L), Director of the IMF Middle East and Central Asia Department and former Finance Minister of Lebanon, arrives to speak during a press briefing on the regional economic outlook for the Middle East and Central Asia, during the 2026 IMF and World Bank Group Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

Jihad Azour, Director of the IMF Middle East and Central Asia Department and former Finance Minister of Lebanon, speaks during a press briefing on the regional economic outlook for the Middle East and Central Asia, during the 2026 IMF and World Bank Group Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

Jihad Azour, Director of the IMF Middle East and Central Asia Department and former Finance Minister of Lebanon, speaks during a press briefing on the regional economic outlook for the Middle East and Central Asia, during the 2026 IMF and World Bank Group Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

Polish Finance MinisterAndrzej Domanski departs a meeting of G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors during the 2026 IMF and World Bank Group Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

World Bank Group President Ajay Banga (C) departs a meeting of G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors during the 2026 IMF and World Bank Group Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

President of the European Central Bank Christine Lagarde (C) departs a meeting of G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors during the 2026 IMF and World Bank Group Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell (R) departs a meeting of G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors during the 2026 IMF and World Bank Group Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell departs a meeting of G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors during the 2026 IMF and World Bank Group Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)