International Monetary Fund
World Bank GroupExiting Fragility– What We Can Learn from Country Experiences?
imf seminars event
DATE: April 15, 2015
DAY: Wednesday
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
LOCATION: IMF HQ2, Conference Hall 2
Overview
Fragile states face acute challenges; they are often confronted with political instability or conflict, inadequate public services, and lack of economic opportunities. Yet some countries have managed to build resilience and escape from these conditions, although the process was neither linear nor short. This seminar will take stock of the challenges and opportunities countries face in this process, especially in building consensus, improving economic policies, strengthening institutions and capacity, and securing external support. The panelists will share their views, TED style, on what it takes for a country to build resilience, and then participate in a joint discussion. This could shed light on successes, critical steps, and potential missteps, which could guide stakeholders in similar countries and help the Fund refine its engagement with these countries.
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Exiting Fragility– What We Can Learn from Country Experiences?
Panelists
Stella Dawson
Ms. Stella Dawson joined the Thomson Reuters Foundation in July 2012 to build coverage of corruption and governance , and to integrate it into our reporting on humanitarian issues. For 25 years, Stella has reported on international economic policy and finance at Reuters from the United States and Europe, frequently appearing on radio and television. She won awards for her coverage of the European Central Bank in its early years under President Jean Claude Trichet and led Reuters global coverage of financial crisis as Economics and Markets Editor between 2007 and 2010. Stella has reported on the dot.com crash, the Asia currency crisis , and Internet productivity boom. Before joining Reuters, she worked in Virginia as a radio and television reporter and at a daily newspaper. When news is not breaking, she can be found cycling or climbing mountains.
