Georgieva says examining all IMF research processes to ensure integrity

The changes came on the heels of an independent report commissioned by the World Bank, which claimed Georgieva, then the CEO of the World Bank, and other senior officials had pressured World Bank staff to alter data to favor China.

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund is looking at all of its research processes in order to ensure the Fund's data integrity in the wake of a data-rigging scandal at the World Bank, Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said.

Among the issues being examined is whether the IMF's growth projections for countries with IMF loan programs are too optimistic, Georgieva told the Reuters Next conference.

"Is there something more that can be done, and we are looking at all the processes -- are they sufficiently up to date with what others are doing?" Georgieva said on Friday, adding that in a difficult year ahead, "the Fund has to be the best it can be for the membership."