Citing the positive growth numbers of China, Congress leader and MP from Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said that International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) headquarters could be shifted from the US to China as indicated by the current growth projection made by the global organisation after the emergence of COVID-19 pandemic.
“Is the IMF’s relocation to Beijing imminent?” Tharoor posed the question on his Twitter handle.
“The International Monetary Fund’s by-laws specify that its headquarters will be located in the world’s largest economy. For 75 years this placed it in Washington, DC. With the way the US and…