IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva

Forty-four countries have expressed interest in joining the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s $40 billion Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST), said IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva.

The global economic outlook is darkening and the risks of recession are quickly rising, as per the International Monetary Fund, which said it will once again lower its growth projections, media reports said.