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This site contains statements and videos relating to the Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group, as submitted. The statements reflect only the views of the speakers and not those of the IMF and the World Bank Group.

 

Opening Address by the Chairman, the Hon. Olusegun O. Aganga, Governor of the Fund and the World Bank for Nigeria, at the Joint Annual Discussion

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Address by Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Chairman of the Executive Board and Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, to the Board of Governors of the Fund, at the Joint Annual Discussion

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Address by Robert B. Zoellick, President of the World Bank Group, to the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group, at the Joint Annual Discussion

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Lao People's Democratic Republic

Statement by the Hon. Somdy Douangdy, Governor of the World Bank Group for Lao People's Democratic Republic

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Colombia

Statement by the Hon. Juan Carlos Echeverry Garzon, Alternate Governor of the IMF for Colombia

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Germany

Statement by the Hon. Dirk Niebel, Governor of the World Bank Group for Germany

Myanmar

Statement by the Hon. U Hla Tun, Governor of the World Bank Group for Myanmar

Poland, Republic of

Statement by the Hon. Marek Belka, Governor of the World Bank Group for Republic of Poland

Australia

Statement by the Hon. Wayne Swan, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank Group for Australia

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Iraq

Statement by the Hon. Baker J. Al-Zubaidy, Governor of the World Bank Group for Iraq, on behalf of the Arab Governors

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India

Statement by the Hon. Pranab Mukherjee, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank Group for India

Malaysia

Statement by the Hon. Ahmad Husni Mohamad Hanadzlah, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank Group for Malaysia

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Japan

Statement by the Hon. Yoshihiko Noda, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank Group for Japan

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Finland

Statement by the Hon. Jyrki Katainen, Governor of the World Bank Group for Finland, on behalf of the Nordic and Baltic Countries

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Belarus, Republic of

Statement by the Hon. Andrei Kobyakov, Governor of the World Bank Group for Republic of Belarus

Thailand

Statement by the Hon. Korn Chatikavanij, Governor of the World Bank Group for Thailand

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Sri Lanka

Statement by the Hon. Sarath Amunugama, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank Group for Sri Lanka

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Switzerland

Statement by the Hon. Philipp M. Hildebrand, Governor of the IMF for Switzerland

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Bangladesh

Statement by the Hon. Abul Maal A. Muhith, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank Group for Bangladesh

Ukraine

Statement by the Hon. Sergiy Tigipko, Governor of the World Bank Group for Ukraine

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Ecuador

Statement by the Hon. Katiuska King Mantilla, Alternate Governor of the World Bank Group for Ecuador

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Papua New Guinea

Statement by the Hon. Loi M. Bakani, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank Group for Papua New Guinea

Bolivia

Statement by the Hon. Luis Arce Catacora, Governor of the IMF for Bolivia

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Nepal

Statement by the Hon. Surendra Pandey, Governor of the World Bank Group for Nepal

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Iran, Islamic Republic of

Statement by the Hon. Seyyed Shams Al-din Hosseini, Governor of the World Bank Group for Islamic Republic of Iran

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Norway

Statement by the Hon. Svein Gjedrem, Temporary Alternate Governor of the IMF for Norway, on behalf of the Nordic and Baltic Countries

Sierra Leone

Statement by the Hon. Samura Mathew Wilson Kamara, Governor of the World Bank Group for Sierra Leone, on behalf of the African Governors

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Korea, Republic of

Statement by the Hon. Jeung-Hyun YOON, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank Group for Republic of Korea

United States

Statement by the Hon. Timothy F. Geithner, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank Group for United States

Germany

Statement by the Hon. Wolfgang Schäuble, Alternate Governor of the IMF for Germany

Ireland

Statement by the Hon. Brian Lenihan, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank Group for Ireland

Malta

Statement by the Hon. Michael C. Bonello, Governor of the IMF for Malta

Sudan

Statement by the Hon. Ali Mohmoud Mohomed Abdelrasoul, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank Group for Sudan

Turkey

Statement by the Hon. Ali Babacan, Governor of the IMF for Turkey

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Tonga

Statement by the Hon. 'Otenifi Afu'alo Matoto, Governor of the World Bank Group for Tonga

France

Statement by the Hon. Christine Lagarde, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank Group for France

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Indonesia

Statement by the Hon. Agus D.W. Martowardojo, Governor of the World Bank Group for Indonesia

Spain

Statement by the Hon. Elena Salgado, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank Group for Spain

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Fiji

Statement by the Hon. Sada Reddy, Governor of the IMF for Fiji

Palau, Republic of

Statement by the Hon. Kerai Mariur, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank Group for Republic of Palau, on behalf of the Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Republic of Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu

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New Zealand

Statement by the Hon. Bill English, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank Group for New Zealand

Belize

Statement by the Hon. Dean Barrow, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank Group for Belize, on behalf of the Joint Caribbean Group

Jamaica

Statement by the Hon. Audley Shaw, Governor of the World Bank Group for Jamaica

Belgium

Statement by the Hon. Didier Reynders, Governor of the World Bank Group for Belgium

Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands

Statement by the Hon. Jan Kees De Jager, Governor of the World Bank Group for Kingdom of the Netherlands - Netherlands

Philippines

Statement by the Hon. Cesar V. Purisima, Governor of the World Bank Group for Philippines

China, People's Republic of

Statement by the Hon. ZHOU Xiaochuan, Governor of the IMF for People's Republic of China

South Africa

Statement by the Hon. Pravin Jamnadas Gordhan, Governor of the World Bank Group for South Africa

United Kingdom

Statement by the Hon. George Osborne, Governor of the IMF for United Kingdom, and by the Hon. Andrew Mitchell, Governor of the World Bank Group for United Kingdom

Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of

Statement by the Hon. Emilia Pires, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank Group for Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste

Mongolia

Statement by the Hon. Bayartsogt Sangajav, Governor of the World Bank Group for Mongolia