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Apr
3
2024
VIRTUAL
9:00—10:00 AM ET / 2:00-3:00 PM GMT
March 18, 2024
This panel discussion, taking place alongside the launch of the World Bank’s April 2024 South Asia Development Update, will examine whether the region can remain an economic star, and explore the risks to the outlook, including from climate change.
Jan
17
2024
VIRTUAL
2:00—3:00 PM ET / 7:00-8:00 PM GMT
December 18, 2023
To navigate this unsettled, difficult period, how can policymakers need to make their economies more resilient to shocks while implementing comprehensive structural reforms to boost long-term growth prospects? And can the global economy finally move past these overlapping crises to turn a corner? Jo...
May
9
2023
10:00—11:30 AM ET / 3:00-4:30 PM BST
May 02, 2023
The IMF established the Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST) in April 2022 and five countries now have programs with the IMF under the RST. During this event, panelists will discuss the challenges in putting together the RST-supported programs and the nature of the conditions for lending under ...
Blog Post
April 20, 2023
Last week in DC was busy with the World Bank and IMF spring meetings, the Consortium of Universities in Global Health (CUGH) 2023 Annual Conference, and other events including the first UN-hosted Asia-Pacific Civil Registration & Vital Statistics (CRVS) Research Forum. Amidst a flurry of events on g...
Apr
4
2023
3:00—4:00 PM ET / 8:00-9:00 PM BST / In-person and online
March 22, 2023
The multilateral development banks are in the spotlight as countries struggle to address multiple crises, setbacks in poverty reduction, and global climate and health challenges. Shareholders and the broader international community are calling for a system-wide reform of MDBs to help them assist cou...
Jan
11
2023
2:00—3:00 PM Eastern Time | 7:00 - 8:00pm GMT
December 21, 2022
The world economy has been suffering a series of destabilizing shocks. Consensus forecasts for global growth in 2023 have been downgraded significantly over the past six months. Although these forecasts do not point to a global recession for now, the steep slowdown heightens the likelihood of a glob...
Oct
6
2022
9:00—10:30 AM Eastern Time (US & Canada) /1:00 - 2:30pm Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)/ 2:00 - 3:30pm British Summer Time (BST) / 3:00 - 4:30pm Central European Summer Time (CEST)
September 22, 2022
What is the impact of IMF-provided capacity development (CD) on IMF member countries developing their institutional and human capacity to design and implement sound macroeconomic and financial policies? Does the Fund identify the right priorities and is CD sufficiently integrated with the Fund’s sur...
Apr
13
2022
VIRTUAL
2:00—3:15 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
April 01, 2022
The war in Ukraine is adversely affecting economic growth prospects and inflation globally. But the impact on Latin America is mixed. Some countries in the region are benefiting from high prices on the commodities they export, while net commodity importers are suffering a negative shock.