1998 Annual Meetings Logo  
   
1998 Annual Meetings  Boards of Governors
   
International Monetary Fund
World Bank Group


WASHINGTON, D.C.


General Schedule of Events

September 29 - October 8, 1998

Events are not open to the public.


Tuesday, September 29
Press Conference
World Bank East Asia and the Pacific
Vice President Jean-Michel on "East Asia: Road to Recovery," an analysis of the East Asia
financial crisis and the path to recovery.

Wednesday, September 30
Press Conference
Transcript
Michael Mussa, Economic Counsellor and Research Director, International Monetary Fund on the September 1998 update of the World Economic Outlook (WEO).Contents of the WEO and the press conference will be under a wire transmission embargo until 11:00 a.m.
Press Briefing
World Bank Press Briefing — Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Press Statement
Press Conference
World Bank Group Latin America and the Caribbean Vice Presidency will launch "Beyond the Washington Consensus: Institutions Matter".

Thursday, October 1
Press Conference
Transcript
Michel Camdessus, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
Press Conference
James D. Wolfensohn, President, World Bank Group

Friday, October 2
Group of 24 Deputies
Chairman, Mohamed Terbéche, Advisor,
Ministry of Finance of Algeria
Press Conference
The World Bank's Development Economics Vice Presidency will launch the 1998 World Development Report (WDR) on the theme "Knowledge and Information for Development". Contents of the WDR and the press conference will be embargoed until 3:00 p.m., Sunday, October 4

Saturday, October 3
Group of 24 Ministers
Chairman, Abdelkrim Harchaoui,
Minister of Finance of Algeria
Annual Meetings Program of Seminars
Marriott Wardman
Park Hotel
See Program for registration information.
Press Conference
Chairman, Group of 24 Ministers
Communique

Sunday, October 4
Group of 10 Ministers
Chairman, Gordon Brown,
Chancellor of the Exchequer of the United Kingdom
Annual Meetings Program of Seminars
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
See Program for registration information.
Interim Committee
Press Conference
Chairman, Interim Committee
Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
Communiqué

Monday, October 5
Annual Meetings Program of Seminars
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
See Program for registration information.
Development Committee
Chairman, Tarrin Nimmanahaeminda, Finance Minister of Thailand
Press Conference
Chairman, Development Committee
President, World Bank Group
Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
Press Conference
Press Briefing
South Asia Poverty Reduction
J. Williamson, Z. Allaoua, S. Shah

Tuesday, October 6
Opening Ceremonies
Address by the Chairman of the Boards of Governors of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group
Wolfgang Ruttenstorfer, Secretary of State in the Federal Ministry of Finance of Austria
Annual Address, Michel Camdessus,
Managing Director, International Monetary Fund

Annual Address, James Wolfensohn,
President, World Bank Group
Annual Meetings Speeches
Live
Annual Meetings Program of Seminars
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
See Program for registration information.
Annual Discussions

Wednesday, October 7
Annual Discussions
Annual Discussions

Thursday, October 8
Annual Discussions

Closing Ceremonies
Closing Remarks, Michel Camdessus,
Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
Annual Meetings Speeches
Live
Press Conference
Michel Camdessus, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
Transcript
Press Conference
James Wolfensohn, President, World Bank Group

Fund Home         Annual Meetings 1998         Bank Home         Meetings Home