Annual Meetings 2012 of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group, October 12-14, 2012

2012 Annual Meetings, Washington D.C.
Boards of Governors
International Monetary Fund
World Bank Group
2012—Tokyo, Japan

Meetings Open in Tokyo

The IMF-World Bank meetings opened in Tokyo with briefings on Tuesday on the global economy and a host of seminars on Wednesday, including a full-day event in Sendai on disaster recovery.

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IMF Policy-Steering Committee Issues Communiqué

Against a backdrop of slowing global growth, the IMF’s policy-steering body – the International Monetary and Finance Committee – met in Tokyo at the 2012 Annual Meetings and issued the following communiqué.

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Development Committee Meeting

The Development Committee met Saturday amid the 2012 Annual Meetings to discuss critical global issues.

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Global Recovery, Growth Hampered by Uncertainty–Lagarde

IMF Chief Christine Lagarde told reporters at a news conference ahead of the 2012 IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Tokyo that many of the right decisions had been taken to secure global recovery, but added that these decisions need to be implemented.

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Changing the Arc of History

In his opening press briefing at the 2012 Annual Meetings, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim put out a challenge to “fundamentally change the arc of history to end absolute poverty more quickly than is currently predicted.”

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Sendai Dialogue Focuses on Disaster Risk, Recovery

Japanese Finance Minister Koriki Jojima, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim and IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde toured the earthquake damaged city of Sendai and participated in a forum on managing disaster risk on Wednesday.

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Meetings Open in Tokyo

The IMF-World Bank meetings opened in Tokyo with briefings on Tuesday on the global economy and a host of seminars on Wednesday, including a full-day event in Sendai on disaster recovery.

Follow the meetings online>>
IMF Policy-Steering Committee Issues Communiqué

Against a backdrop of slowing global growth, the IMF’s policy-steering body – the International Monetary and Finance Committee – met in Tokyo at the 2012 Annual Meetings and issued the following communiqué.

Communiqué »
Watch press conference »

Annual Meetings Videos and Statements

Videos and statements made for the Annual Meetings

Annual Meetings

The Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group each year bring together central bankers, ministers of finance and development, private sector executives, 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 Annual Meetings events will take place in Tokyo, October 9-14, 2012. Read more »

Meetings Open in Tokyo

IMF Policy-Steering Committee Issues Communiqué

Development Committee Meeting

Global Recovery, Growth Hampered by Uncertainty–Lagarde

Changing the Arc of History

Sendai Dialogue Focuses on Disaster Risk, Recovery

Meetings Open in Tokyo

IMF Policy-Steering Committee Issues Communiqué

Annual Meetings Videos and Statements

Annual Meetings

Development Committee

International Monetary & Financial Committee

International Monetary Fund

World Bank Group

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