<p>IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva welcomed news that Britain has reached a deal to leave the European Union but cautioned Thursday the details remain to be seen.</p>.<p>"This, of course, is welcome," she said of the Brexit deal announced earlier Thursday.</p>.<p>"We would like to see the agreement being reached," she told reporters at the start of the International Monetary Fund annual meeting.</p>.<p>"When there is a will, there is a deal... and my hope is that the will holds in all quarters. So let's see whether that happens."</p>.<p>Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a Brexit withdrawal deal Thursday and British MPs are expected to vote on the deal on Saturday, ahead of the October 31 deadline for the divorce.</p>.<p>But pro-EU parliamentarians hope they can defeat it and Brexit can still be delayed to allow a general election or a new referendum on whether to leave the EU at all.</p>.<p>World Bank President David Malpass said the Brexit saga has created uncertainty that has been weighing on the world economy.</p>.<p>"In particular, Europe's economy has slowed substantially," he said at a news briefing.</p>.<p>"So if there were more certainty in the trade relationships in Europe that would be very helpful." </p>
<p>IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva welcomed news that Britain has reached a deal to leave the European Union but cautioned Thursday the details remain to be seen.</p>.<p>"This, of course, is welcome," she said of the Brexit deal announced earlier Thursday.</p>.<p>"We would like to see the agreement being reached," she told reporters at the start of the International Monetary Fund annual meeting.</p>.<p>"When there is a will, there is a deal... and my hope is that the will holds in all quarters. So let's see whether that happens."</p>.<p>Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a Brexit withdrawal deal Thursday and British MPs are expected to vote on the deal on Saturday, ahead of the October 31 deadline for the divorce.</p>.<p>But pro-EU parliamentarians hope they can defeat it and Brexit can still be delayed to allow a general election or a new referendum on whether to leave the EU at all.</p>.<p>World Bank President David Malpass said the Brexit saga has created uncertainty that has been weighing on the world economy.</p>.<p>"In particular, Europe's economy has slowed substantially," he said at a news briefing.</p>.<p>"So if there were more certainty in the trade relationships in Europe that would be very helpful." </p>