KEY POINTSThe war in Ukraine will be the “single most important negative factor” for the world economy this year, and likely the next, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva told CNBC on Wednesday. Her comments were in response to a missile that struck Polish territory late Tuesday, which killed two civilians. The war in Ukraine is the “single most important negative factor” for the world economy this year — and most likely for 2023 as well, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva told CNBC Wednesday. “We judge the war in Ukraine to be the single most important negative factor for the world economy this year, most likely also next year,” she told CNBC’s Martin Soong on the sidelines of the Group of 20 meeting in Bali, Indonesia.“Anything that creates more anxiety is, of course, damaging for the prospects for growth and for meeting the needs and aspirations of people everywhere,” said the managing director of the International Monetary Fund.Her comments were in response to a missile that struck Polish territory late Tuesday, which killed two civilians. Preliminary assessments suggest the Russian-made missile may have been fired by Ukrainian forces at an incoming Russian missile.CNBC.com