WASHINGTON (AP) — The global economy has shown “remarkable resilience’’ but still bears deep scars from the coronavirus pandemic, the war in Ukraine and rising interest rates, the head of the International Monetary Fund said Thursday. The United States, she said, “is the only major economy where output has returned to its pre-pandemic path. Weighing on global growth is China’s disappointing recovery despite the lifting late last year of draconian zero-COVID policies, which had crippled commerce in the world's second-biggest economy last year. She said the odds are rising that global economy can manage a “soft landing’’ — avoiding recession even while bringing down inflationary pressure. “Fighting inflation is the number one priority,’’ she said, urging central banks to keep interest rates “higher for longer.

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Persons: “, Kristalina Georgieva, Georgieva, ’, Sam Metz Organizations: WASHINGTON, International Monetary Fund, IMF, World Bank, Global, U.S . Federal Reserve, Bank, Associated Press Locations: Ukraine, Abidjan, Ivory Coast, United States, Marrakesh, Morocco, Rabat