IMF, World Bank annual meetings to kick off Monday

IMF, World Bank annual meetings to kick off Monday

The annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the Board of Governors of the World Bank Group (WBG) are going to kick off on Monday 12, and will remain in session till 18 October. The meetings come amid unprecedented conditions because of the COVID-19 outbreak and the severe impact it has had on the whole world.

The autumn meetings are scheduled to be held from Washington virtually for the second time in a row as a result of the pandemic.

The meetings are designed to bring together central bankers, ministers of finance and development, private sector executives, representatives from civil society organizations, and academics to discuss issues of global concern, including the world economic outlook, poverty eradication, economic development, and aid effectiveness.

They are also expected to include