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Press Briefing: Middle East and Central Asia, October 2024

  • October 24, 2024

  • 422 Views

  • 48:02

The IMF has downgraded its growth projection for the Middle East and North Africa to 2.1% in 2024—the fourth downgrade for the region since our October 2023 forecast of 3.4%.

  • Jihad Azour, Director Middle East and Central Asia Department IMF Moderator: Angham H. Al Shami Communications Officer IMF
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Vitor Gaspar, Gian Maria Milesi Ferretti, Luiz Awazu Pereira da Silva, Ruth Yang, Moderator: Chris Giles
Falling Private Debt: 2024 Vintage of the IMF Global Debt Database

  • December 3, 2024

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  • 1:01:13

Marking the release of the IMF’s 2024 Global Debt Database Vintage and the Global Debt Monitor, this discussion focuses on the drivers and prospects for global debt, especially the divergence between private and public sector debt and challenges.

Peter Breuer, Katsiaryna Svirydzenka Deputy Mission Chief for Sri Lanka, Martha Tesfaye Woldemichael, IMF Resident Representative in Sri Lanka
Press Briefing: Progress on Sri Lanka's Economic Reforms and Third Review Under the Extended Fund Facility

  • November 23, 2024

  • 2 Views

  • 37:45

IMF officials discuss Sri Lanka's economic reforms and the progress of the third review under the Extended Fund Facility, highlighting the resilience of the Sri Lankan people and the importance of sustaining reform momentum for a durable recovery.
ما هو صندوق النقد الدولي؟

  • November 22, 2024

  • 5875 Views

  • 01:00

للصندوق ثلاث مهمات حيوية: تعزيز التعاون النقدي الدولي، وتشجيع التوسع التجاري والنمو الاقتصادي، وتثبيط السياسات التي من شأنها الإضرار بالرخاء. ولتحقيق هذه المهمات الثلاث، تعمل البلدان الأعضاء في الصندوق على أساس تعاوني فيما بينها ومع الهيئات الدولية ا
Julie Kozack
Conferencia de prensa de Julie Kozack, Director, Departamento de Comunicaciones, FMI

  • November 21, 2024

  • 30 Views

  • 48:12

Conferencia de prensa de Julie Kozack, Director, Departamento de Comunicaciones, FMI
Julie Kozack
Press Briefing by Julie Kozack, Director, Communications Department

  • November 21, 2024

  • 623 Views

  • 48:12

Julie Kozack, Communications Department Director of the IMF discusses Ukraine, Egypt, Bangladesh and other relevant developments.

Kristalina Georgieva
Opening Remarks at the 12th IMF Statistical Forum: Measuring the Implications of AI on the Economy

  • November 20, 2024

  • 103 Views

  • 04:54

Opening Remarks at the 12th IMF Statistical Forum: Measuring the Implications of AI on the Economy
Rodrigo Valdés
Western Hemisphere Regional Economic Outlook: Rebalancing Policies and Pressing on with Reforms

  • November 20, 2024

  • 28 Views

  • 01:04

Latin America's output gaps are mostly closed, with inflation near target. Growth is expected to slow from 2.6% in 2023–24 to 2.2% in 2025, according to Rodrigo Valdés from the IMF's Western Hemisphere Department.
Rodrigo Valdés
Perspectivas económicas regionales para las Américas, Octubre 2024: Recalibrar políticas y avanzar con reformas

  • November 20, 2024

  • 9 Views

  • 01:23

Las brechas de producción en América Latina están casi cerradas, y la inflación cerca de la meta. Se espera que el crecimiento modere de 2.6 % (2023-24) a 2.2 % en 2025.
Moises Naim (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Luis Cubeddu
The Illegal Economy and Globalization - Crime in Latin America: Implications for Economic Policymakers

  • November 20, 2024

  • 28 Views

  • 37:14

This lunch talk by Moises Naim (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, former Minister of Trade and Industry of Venezuela), was part of the conference "Crime in Latin America: Implications for Economic Policymakers"
Santiago Perez (IDB), Raphael Espinoza (IMF), Ana María Tribín (World Bank), Alberto Gonzalez Pandiella (OECD), Florence Jaumotte (IMF)
The Costs of Crime and Violence - Crime in Latin America: Implications for Economic Policymakers

  • November 20, 2024

  • 37 Views

  • 1:12:00

Part of the conference "Crime in Latin America: Implications for Economic Policymakers". held on November 11, 2024.

Chris Blattman (U. Chicago), Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas (IMF),
Organized Crime and Development - Crime in Latin America: Implications for Economic Policymakers

  • November 20, 2024

  • 21 Views

  • 1:40:08

Part of the conference "Crime in Latin America: Implications for Economic Policymakers". Held on November 11, 2024.

Joras Ferwerda (Utrecht U.), Luis Urrutia (IMF), Scott Rembrandt, Maurizio Cintura, Emilio Pineda (IDB),
Illicit Economies and Money Laundering - Crime in Latin America: Implications for Economic Policymakers

  • November 20, 2024

  • 15 Views

  • 57:55

Part of the conference "Crime in Latin America: Implications for Economic Policymakers". Held on November 11, 2024.
Patricia Bullrich, Juan Carlos Vega, Monica Palencia, Mauricio Cardenas, Felipe Jaramillo, Ana María lbañez (IDB), Rodrigo Valdés (IMF),
Policies in the security and justice sector - Crime in Latin America: Implications for Economic Policymakers

  • November 20, 2024

  • 25 Views

  • 1:34:10

Part of the conference "Crime in Latin America: Implications for Economic Policymakers". Held on November 11, 2024.
Jihad Azour
Regional Economic Outlook: The Caucasus and Central Asia

  • November 19, 2024

  • 18 Views

  • 01:04

Jihad Azour, IMF’s Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department, outlines three key facts about the economic outlook for the Caucasus and Central Asia.
Jihad Azour
«Перспективы развития региональной экономики: Ближний Восток и Центральная Азия», октябрь 2024 года

  • November 18, 2024

  • 9 Views

  • 01:04

По прогнозам, в краткосрочной перспективе экономический рост в регионах Ближнего Востока и Северной Африки, а также Кавказа и Центральной Азии усилится, но только по мере преодоления нынешних трудностей.

Aleksi Aleksishvili, Daouda Sembene, Chris Papageorgiou, Moderator: Lisa Abramowicz
Transforming Industries for Growth in a Fragmented World

  • November 18, 2024

  • 45 Views

  • 59:51

Economic diversification is essential in promoting sustainable growth and improving living standards in developing economies. This event focuses on policies to tackle barriers to diversification including both broad-based and industrial policies.
Shahin Mahmuzade, Jadwiga Massinga, Stephane Hallegatte Senior Climate Change Adviser, Alessandra Alfieri, Moderator: Professor Matthew Agarwala
COP29: Measuring Climate Risks for Smarter Adaptation and Mitigation Solutions

  • November 16, 2024

  • 33 Views

  • 50:48

This joint session with the World Bank will focus on global efforts to build an internationally accepted framework for measuring both physical and transition risks of climate change.
Bo Li, Franz Tattenbach, Samba Thiam, Moderator: Simon Jessop
COP29: The Pioneering Role of IMF’s Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST) in Climate Action

  • November 15, 2024

  • 25 Views

  • 41:25

Panelists discuss how specific countries benefited from the Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST) and the lessons learned in the process.
Bo Li, Rania Al Mashat Minister of Planning, Tracy Kajumba Director of the Least Developed Countries Initiative for Effective Adaptation and Resilience (LIFE-AR) at the International Institute for Environment and Development, Andrew Steer, Moderator: Anca Gurzu
COP29: Bridging the Adaptation Financing Gap: Challenges and Potential Solutions

  • November 15, 2024

  • 19 Views

  • 42:53

Panelists discuss how to enhance partnerships and cooperation to scale up adaptation financing for EMDEs and explore the role various stakeholders play in n attracting private capital for adaptation investments.
Valerie Ramey, Introduction by Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas
25th Jacques Polak Annual Research Conference: Mundell-Fleming Lecture: Do Cash Transfers Stimulate the Macroeconomy?

  • November 15, 2024

  • 44 Views

  • 1:17:15

Join us for an engaging session on how cash transfers can stimulate the macroeconomy.