Atif Mian (University of Chicago and NBER) and Amir Sufi (University of Chicago and NBER)
Discussant: Kevin Lansing (Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco)
Press Credentials Pick-Up Opens
IMF Press briefing World Economic Outlook WEO with Olivier Blanchard, IMF Economic Counsellor and Director of Research Department
The World Bank Group Press Briefing MENA Economic Update
Program-for-Results PforR Two-Year Review to Take Stock
IMF Press Briefing Global Financial Stability Report GFSR with José Viñals, Financial Counsellor and Director of the IMF's Monetary and Capital Markets Department
IMF Seminar Africa Rising Building to the Future 9 00am - 9 10am Opening Remarks Min Zhu, IMF Deputy Managing Director Organized by the International Monetary Fund
IMF Seminar Africa Rising Building to the Future Session 1 Inclusive Growth Domenico Fanizza, IMF Francisco Ferreira, World Bank James Foster, George Washington University Muthoni Ngatia, Tufts UniversityChair Abe Selassie, IMF Organized by the International Monetary Fund
IMF Seminar Africa Rising Building to the Future Session 2 Structural Transformation and Economic Diversification Sean Nolan, IMF Bartholomew Armah, UNECA Douglas Gollin, OxfordChair Sharmini Coorey, IMF Organized by the International Monetary Fund
Organized by the World Bank Group
IMF Press Briefing Fiscal Monitor Report with Sanjeev Gupta, Acting Director of the IMF's Fiscal Affairs Department
World Bank Press Briefing Europe and Central Asia Economic Update
IMF Seminar Fund Surveillance in an Interconnected World Panelists Willem Buiter, Global Chief Economist, Citibank Pedro Malan, former Minister of Finance of Brazil Andrew Sheng, President, Fung Global Institute Duvvuri Subbarao, former Governor, Reserve Bank of India Ted Truman, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics Moderator Tom Keene, Editor-at-large, Bloomberg News Organized by the International Monetary Fund
IMF Seminar Africa Rising Building to the Future Session 3 Scaling Up Public Investment Opportunities and Challenges Andrew Berg, IMF Christopher Adam, Oxford Eric Werker, HarvardChair Sanjeev Gupta, IMF Organized by the International Monetary Fund
Book Launch on Causes and Consequences of the Global Financial Crisis Stijn Claessens, Assistant Director, Research Department, IMF Adam Posen, President of the Peterson Institute for International Economics Lorenzo Giorgianni, Chief Economist – Emerging Markets Tudor Investment Corporation Dr. Duvvuri Subbarao, served as Governor of the Reserve Bank of India for five years 2008–13 Moderator Robin Harding, US Economics Editor, the Financial Times
IMF Press Briefing IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde
IMF Seminar Enhancing Emerging Markets’ Resilience Opening Remarks David Lipton, FDMD Organized by the International Monetary Fund
IMF Seminar Enhancing Emerging Markets’ Resilience Session One – “Normalization in U.S. Monetary Policy and its Implications for Emerging Markets” Agustin Carstens, Bank of Mexico Joyce Chang, JP Morgan Donald Kohn, Brookings Institution David Lipton, International Monetary Fund Raghuram Rajan, Reserve Bank of IndiaModerator Zanny Minton Beddoes, The Economist Organized by the International Monetary Fund
Global Commission on the Economy and Climate Briefing for Delegates
Procurement Reform at the World Bank - Update and Implementation
IMF Seminar Enhancing Emerging Markets’ Resilience Session Two – “Effects of International Regulatory Reform on Emerging Markets” Gerardo Hernandez Correa, Financial Superintendent, ColombiaPravin Gordhan, South Africa TBC --> Matías Rodríguez Inciarte, Banco Santander Charles Taylor, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, USA José Viñals, International Monetary FundKsenia Yudaeva, Central Bank of Russia-->Moderator Douwe Miedema, Reuters, USA
IMF Seminar Enhancing Emerging Markets’ Resilience Session Three – “Financial Deepening in Emerging Markets” Will Oswald, Standard Chartered Bank Andrew Sheng, Fung Global Institute Rodrigo Vergara, Central Bank of Chile Min Zhu, International Monetary Fund Moderator Gillian Tett, Financial Times Organized by the International Monetary Fund
New Paths for Development Finance Mansur Muhtar, Co-Chair of the UN Intergovernmental Committee of Experts on Sustainable Development Financing Børge Brende, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Norway Solange Berstein, Former Superintendent of Pensions, Chile Darrin Pickett, Portfolio Manager, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Geoffrey Lamb, Chief Economic and Policy Advisor, Gates Foundation Rachel Kyte, Vice President and Special Envoy for Climate Change, World Bank Group Gavin Wilson, CEO, IFC-Asset Management Company Kazuki Kitaoka, Head of Strategic Planning, United Nations Industrial Development Organization Moderator Mahmoud Mohieldin, President's Special Envoy, World Bank Organized by the World Bank Group
G-24 Press Briefing
IMF Press Briefing Asia and Pacific Economic Outlook
G-20 Ministerial Meeting
IMF Press Briefing European Department Press Conference
IMF Press Briefing Middle East and Central Asia Regional Economic Outlook
G-20 Family Photograph **TV pool / limited space for photographers**
IMF Press Briefing Western Hemisphere Regional Economic Outlook
This roundtable discussion will focus on the findings and recommendations of the newly released study Urban China: Towards Efficient, Inclusive, and Sustainable Urbanization and share important lessons for other countries struggling to deal with the challenges of urbanization.
Introductory Remarks: Zou Jiayi, Director General, International Department, Ministry of Finance
Presentations: Hou Yangzhou, Director General of the Development Research Center (DRC) of China’s State Council and Klaus Rohland, World Bank Country Director for China
Moderator: Axel van Trotsenburg, Regional Vice President, East Asia and Pacific
Urban China is a joint study by the DRC and the World Bank Group. The DRC is one of China’s leading policy research institutions. Founded in the early 1980s, DRC provides strategic advice to the Government on China's economic and social development, and its reforms process. DRC has also partnered with the World Bank on China 2030: Building a Modern, Harmonious, and Creative Society.
G-20 Press Briefing
Migration and Remittances as Drivers of Global Development Speaker Dilip Ratha, Migration and Remittances Team, Development Prospects Group Chair Andrew Burns, Acting Director, Development Prospects Group Organized by the World Bank Group
A Look Back at Agriculture and Food-based Approaches to Malnutrition
Ending Poverty How Should the World Bank Group Measure its Contribution?
The Resilience Dialogue
IMFC Family Photograph **TV pool / limited space for photographers**
International Monetary and Financial Committee IMFC Plenary
IMF Press Briefing African Finance Ministers
Press Briefing IMFC Chair Tharman Shanmugaratnam and IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde
IMF Seminar Arab Economic Transformation Amid Political Transition Nizar Baraka, President of the Economic, Social, and Environmental Council, Morocco Hakim Ben Hammouda, Minister of Finance, Tunisia Erik Berglöf, Chief Economist and Special Adviser to the President, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Hany Dimian, Minister of Finance, Egypt Mahmood El-Gamal, Professor for Economics at Rice University Homi Kharas, Deputy Director for Global Economy and Development at BrookingsModerator Masood Ahmed, Director, Middle East and Central Asia Department, IMF Organized by the International Monetary Fund
Development Committee DC Plenary
IMF Seminar Monetary Policy in the New Normal Session 1 Can or should central banks remain fully independent despite a wider mandate and considerable fiscal pressure? Introduction Jaime Caruana, Bank for International Settlements Speakers John Taylor, Stanford University Takatoshi Ito, University of Tokyo Charles Calomiris, Columbia University Organized by the International Monetary Fund
IMF Seminar Monetary Policy in the New Normal Session 2 Must small open economies and emerging market economies use capital flow management measures or FX interventions to retain monetary policy independence? Introduction Alexandre Tombini, Central Bank of Brazil Speakers Marek Belka, National Bank of Poland Karnit Flug, Bank of Israel Kristin Forbes, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Organized by the International Monetary Fund
IMF Seminar Monetary Policy in the New Normal Session 3 Should monetary policy have a financial stability target or lean against the wind? Introduction Thomas Jordan, Swiss National Bank Speakers Adair Turner, Institute for New Economic Thinking Jeremy Stein, Federal Reserve Board Axel Weber, UBS Organized by the International Monetary Fund
IMF Seminar Monetary Policy in the New Normal Session 4 Should central banks continue to target longer-term bond yields in normal times? Introduction Benoît Coeuré, European Central Bank Speakers Adam Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics Brian Sack, D.E. Shaw Group Paul Tucker, Harvard University Organized by the International Monetary Fund
IMF Seminar Monetary Policy in the New Normal Closing Remarks—David Lipton Organized by the International Monetary Fund