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Press Briefing: Middle East and Central Asia, October 2024

  • October 24, 2024

  • 367 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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Abebe Aemro Selassie, Moderator: Kwabena Akuamoah-Boateng – Communications Officer,
French Press Briefing: African Department

  • October 25, 2028

  • 59 Views

  • 51:35

French Press Briefing: African Department
Regional Economic Outlook Projections for Europe 2024/2025

  • November 4, 2024

  • 3 Views

  • 00:28

Europe: Economic Outlook Projections for 2024/2025
Press Briefing: Middle East and Central Asia, October 2024 (Dubai)

  • November 2, 2024

  • 41 Views

  • 38:26

Economies in the Middle East and North Africa and the Caucasus and Central Asia continue to navigate heightened uncertainties and vulnerabilities amid conflicts and an increasingly fragmented global geoeconomic landscape.
Regional Economic Outlook for the Middle East and Central Asia, October 2024: Three Essential Facts

  • November 1, 2024

  • 106 Views

  • 00:54

Jihad Azour, IMF’s Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department, outlines three key facts about the economic outlook for the Middle East and North Africa.
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ثلاث حقائق عن منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا

  • November 1, 2024

  • 6 Views

  • 01:13

جهاد ازعور مدير إدارة الشرق الأوسط وآسيا الوسطى
Krishna Srinivasan
Japanese - Regional Economic Outlook for Asia and Pacific, November 2024

  • October 31, 2024

  • 27 Views

  • 01:56

Growth in Asia was resilient in the first half of 2024. As a result, we upgraded our growth forecast for the region to 4.6% for this year, and to 4.4% for 2025. Asia remains the world’s growth engine, accounting for 60% of global growth this year.
Krishna Srinivasan
Chinese - Regional Economic Outlook for Asia and Pacific, October 2024

  • October 31, 2024

  • 29 Views

  • 01:56

Growth in Asia was resilient in the first half of 2024. As a result, we upgraded our growth forecast for the region to 4.6% for this year, and to 4.4% for 2025. Asia remains the world’s growth engine, accounting for 60% of global growth this year.
Krishna Srinivasan
Regional Economic Outlook for Asia and Pacific, October 2024

  • October 31, 2024

  • 166 Views

  • 01:56

Growth in Asia was resilient in the first half of 2024. As a result, we upgraded our growth forecast for the region to 4.6% for this year, and to 4.4% for 2025. Asia remains the world’s growth engine, accounting for 60% of global growth this year.
Bo Li, Bert Kroese, Ceyla Pazarbasioglu, Yusuf Murangwa, Marie-Christine Tremblay, Olaf Sleijpen
Harnessing Big Data for Transformative Policymaking

  • October 28, 2024

  • 117 Views

  • 58:40

Harnessing Big Data for Transformative Policymaking
Gita Gopinath, Jonathan Dixon, Andrew Mais President, Jérôme Jean Haegeli, Fundi Tshazibana, Tobias Adrian, Shigeru Ariizumi
IMF-IAIS High-Level Panel on Climate Change Protection Gaps and the Insurance Sector

  • October 26, 2024

  • 335 Views

  • 59:56

IMF-IAIS High-Level Panel on Climate Change Protection Gaps and the Insurance Sector
Gita Gopinath, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Maurice Obstfeld, Minouche Shafik, Raghuram Rajan
Per Jacobsson Lecture: Delivering on New Global Challenges: How Can We Re-Imagine the Multilateral Trading System?

  • October 26, 2024

  • 359 Views

  • 1:30:38

Per Jacobsson Lecture: Delivering on New Global Challenges: How Can We Re-Imagine the Multilateral Trading System?
Civil Society Forum: A Tale of Two Emergencies

  • October 25, 2024

  • 61 Views

  • 1:39:23

A Tale of Two Emergencies: Debt Policies of International Financial Institutions and Fiscal Injustices from a Global South Perspective
Abebe Aemro Selassie, Moderator: Kwabena Akuamoah-Boateng – Communications Officer,
Press Briefing: Sub-Saharan Africa, October 2024

  • October 25, 2024

  • 291 Views

  • 51:35

IMF African Department Director presents our latest Regional Economic Outlook for sub-Saharan Africa. Get the report's key findings, growth projections, and policy advice.
Rodrigo Valdés
Conferência de Imprensa: As Américas, Outubro de 2024

  • October 25, 2024

  • 11 Views

  • 49:36

O Diretor do Departamento do Hemisfério Ocidental, Rodrigo Valdés, oferece uma visão geral das perspectivas econômicas para a região, discute os desafios de políticas e responde às perguntas dos repórteres.
Gita Gopinath, Rosanna Costa, Ricardo Reis, François Villeroy de Galhau, Moderator: Julia Chatterley
Monetary Policy in a Shock-Prone World

  • October 25, 2024

  • 367 Views

  • 58:42

Monetary Policy in a Shock-Prone World
Speakers: Kristalina Georgieva
IMFC Press Briefing, October 2024

  • October 25, 2024

  • 72 Views

  • 28:42

IMFC Press Briefing, October 2024
Julie Kozack, Nigel Clarke, Bihi Iman Egeh, Rex Ghosh,
IMF Today: October 25, 2024

  • October 25, 2024

  • 26 Views

  • 30:00

As the 2024 Annual Meetings come to a close, IMF Communications Director Julie Kozack will recap the key moments and developments from the week.

المؤتمر الصحفي للجنة الدولية للشؤون النقدية والمالية، أكتوبر 2024

  • October 25, 2024

  • 12 Views

  • 28:42

المؤتمر الصحفي للجنة الدولية للشؤون النقدية والمالية، أكتوبر 2024
Spanish: IMFC Press Briefing, October 2024

  • October 25, 2024

  • 5 Views

  • 28:42

Spanish: IMFC Press Briefing, October 2024
French: IMFC Press Briefing, October 2024

  • October 25, 2024

  • 2 Views

  • 28:42

French: IMFC Press Briefing, October 2024