El Sisi meets World Bank chief executive, IMF chief candidate Georgevina: President Abdel Fattah El Sisi held talks yesterday with Bulgaria’s Kristalina Georgieva, who made a stop in Egypt as part of her international tour to gain support for her nomination to head the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The meeting saw El Sisi and Georgevina, who is also the World Bank’s chief executive, discuss future cooperation in Africa should Georgevina’s nomination be confirmed, Ittihadiya said in a statement. Georgevina said that her agenda as IMF boss would include encouraging advanced economies to adopt open trade policies that will be supportive of growth in developing nations.