The Bali Fintech Agenda
Fintech can support growth and poverty reduction by strengthening financial development, inclusion, and efficiency but may also pose risks to financial stability and integrity, as well as to consumer and investor protection.
Investing in People: The Time Is Now
At the close of the 2018 Annual Meetings, the Development Committee stressed on the critical importance of building human capital. To help countries make more effective investments in people, the World Bank Group launched a new Human Capital Index at the Meetings, as part of a broader global Human Capital Project that supports long-term, measurable progress toward better outcomes in education, health, nutrition, and social protection.
Annual Meetings
The Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) bring together central bankers, ministers of finance and development, parliamentarians, 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. Also featured are seminars, regional briefings, press conferences, and many other events focused on the global economy, international development, and the world's financial system. This year's events will take place in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, October 8-14, 2018.
