October 9 - 14, 2012
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IMF Policy-Steering Committee Issues Communiqué
Against a backdrop of slowing global growth, the IMF’s policy-steering body – the International Monetary and Finance Committee – met in Tokyo at the 2012 Annual Meetings and issued the following communiqué.
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Development Committee Meeting
The Development Committee met Saturday amid the 2012 Annual Meetings to discuss critical global issues.
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Global Recovery, Growth Hampered by Uncertainty–Lagarde
IMF Chief Christine Lagarde told reporters at a news conference ahead of the 2012 IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Tokyo that many of the right decisions had been taken to secure global recovery, but added that these decisions need to be implemented.
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Changing the Arc of History
In his opening press briefing at the 2012 Annual Meetings, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim put out a challenge to “fundamentally change the arc of history to end absolute poverty more quickly than is currently predicted.”
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Sendai Dialogue Focuses on Disaster Risk, Recovery
Japanese Finance Minister Koriki Jojima, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim and IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde toured the earthquake damaged city of Sendai and participated in a forum on managing disaster risk on Wednesday.
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Meetings Open in Tokyo
The IMF-World Bank meetings opened in Tokyo with briefings on Tuesday on the global economy and a host of seminars on Wednesday, including a full-day event in Sendai on disaster recovery.
Annual Meetings Videos and Statements
Videos and statements made for the Annual MeetingsAnnual Meetings
The Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group each year bring together central bankers, ministers of finance and development, private sector executives, and academics to discuss issues of global concern, including the world economic outlook, poverty eradication, economic development, and aid effectiveness. Also featured are seminars, regional briefings, press conferences, and many other events focused on the global economy, international development, and the world's financial system. This year's Annual Meetings events will take place in Tokyo, October 9-14, 2012. Read more »
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