Policy Papers

Statement by The Managing Director on the Work Program of The Executive Board: December 11, 2019

Publication Date:

January 16, 2020

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This Work Program (WP) translates the strategic directions and policy priorities laid out in the Fall 2019 Global Policy Agenda (GPA) Update and the International Monetary and Financial Committee Communiqué into an Executive Board agenda from November 2019 to October 2020, focusing on the next six months. Its main policy priorities and deliverables are as follows: • Turn evidence-based analysis into actionable policy recommendations to make economies more resilient and inclusive • Contribute to improving the multilateral system and upgrading international cooperation to bring the benefits of integration to all • Modernize the Fund’s policy toolkits to meet the challenges of a fast-changing world • Safeguard the Fund’s financial strength and undertake an ambitious internal modernization agenda

Series:

Policy Paper No. 2020/002

Subject:

Climate change Environment Financial Sector Assessment Program Financial sector policy and analysis Fintech Monetary policy Negative interest rates Technology Unconventional monetary policies