Schedule of Events
April 14-15, 2007 - Washington, D.C.
Events not open to the public| Monday, April 9 | |
| 8:00 a.m. | Press Credentials Pick-Up Opens |
| Venue: World Bank's H Building Auditorium (G Street between 19th and 20th Streets) | |
| Tuesday, April 10 | |
| 8:00 a.m. | Press Room Opens |
| Venue: IMF Headquarters (red and blue levels) | |
| 9:00 a.m. | Press Briefing: Global Financial Stability Report by Jaime Caruana, Director of the IMF’s Monetary and Capital Markets Department Webcast | Transcript |
| Venue: Main Press Briefing Room, Room B-702, IMF Headquarters | |
| Wednesday, April 11 | |
| 9:00 a.m. | Press Briefing: World Economic Outlook (WEO) Webcast | Transcript |
| Venue: Main Press Briefing Room, Room B-702, IMF Headquarters | |
| Thursday, April 12 | |
| 9:30 a.m. | Press Briefing: World Bank Group President Paul Wolfowitz Webcast | Transcript |
| Venue: Main Press Briefing Room, Room B-702, IMF Headquarters | |
| 11:00 a.m. | Press Briefing: IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato Webcast | Transcript |
| Venue: Main Press Briefing Room, Room B-702, IMF Headquarters | |
| Friday, April 13 | |
| 9:00 a.m. | Press Briefing: Asia Pacific Regional Economic Economic Outlook by IMF Asia Pacific Department Director David Burton Webcast | Transcript |
| Venue: Main Press Briefing Room, Room B-702, IMF Headquarters | |
| 9:00 a.m. | Group of 24 Ministers Meeting Photo Pool (please assemble 15 minutes prior to the event starting time in the Main Press Briefing Room, Room B-702, IMF Headquarters |
| Venue: Meeting Hall | |
| 10:00 a.m. | Press briefing: Western Hemisphere Regional Economic Outlook by IMF Western Hemisphere Department Director Anoop Singh Webcast | Transcript |
| Venue: Main Press Briefing Room, Room B-702, IMF Headquarters | |
| 11:00 a.m | Press Briefing: Global Monitoring Report by World Bank Chief Economist François Bourguignon, Lead Author and Lead Economist Mark Sundberg, and Senior Advisor Mark Plant of the IMF’s Policy Development and Review Department Webcast | Transcript |
| Venue: Main Press Briefing Room, Room B-702, IMF Headquarters | |
| 1:00 p.m. | Press briefing: Sub-Saharan Africa Economic Outlook by IMF African Department Director Abdoulaye Bio-Tchané Webcast | Transcript |
| Venue: Main Press Briefing Room, Room B-702, IMF Headquarters | |
| 2:30 p.m. | Press Briefing: G-24 Chairman Felisa Miceli, Minister of Economy and Production, Argentina Webcast | Transcript | Communiqué |
| Venue: Main Press Briefing Room, Room B-702, IMF Headquarters | |
| Saturday, April 14 | |
| 10:00 a.m. | International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) Meeting Photo Opportunity (photojournalists please assemble 15 minutes prior to the event starting time in the press room at the IMF/World Bank Press Desks on the Red Level, IMF Headquarters) |
| Venue: Meeting Hall | |
| 11:00 a.m. | Press Briefing: African Finance Ministers Webcast | Transcript |
| Venue: Main Press Briefing Room, Room B-702, IMF Headquarters | |
| 12:00 p.m. | World Bank/UN Roundtable: Rapid Response: Timely Economic Support for Peace Building in Fragile States |
| Venue: Auditorium, Room R-710, IMF Headquarters | |
| 1:00 p.m. | Press Briefing: Economic Outlook and Issues in Europe by IMF European Department Director Michael Deppler Webcast | Transcript |
| Venue: Main Press Briefing Room, Room B-702, IMF Headquarters | |
| 2:00 p.m. | Report Launch MNA 2007 Economic Developments and Prospects
Transcript |
| Venue: Main Press Briefing Room, Room B-702, IMF Headquarters | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Press Briefing: IMFC Chairman Gordon Brown and IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato Webcast | Transcript | Communiqué | Statements | Documents |
| Venue: Main Press Briefing Room, Room B-702, IMF Headquarters | |
| Sunday, April 15 | |
| 9:00 a.m. | Development Committee (DC) Meeting Photo Opportunity (photojournalists please assemble 15 minutes prior to the event starting time in the press room at the IMF/World Bank Press Desks on the Red Level, IMF Headquarters) |
| Venue: Preston Auditorium, World Bank Headquarters | |
| 1:00 p.m. | Press Briefing: 2007 World Development Indicators by World Bank Chief Economist François Bourguignon, Development Data Group Director Shaida Badiee, and Development Data Group Manager Eric Swanson Webcast |
| Venue: Main Press Briefing Room, IMF Headquarters, Room B-702 | |
| 3:00 p.m. | Press Briefing: DC Chairman Agustín Carstens, World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz, and IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato Webcast | Communiqué | Transcript |
| Venue: Main Press Briefing Room, IMF Headquarters, Room B-702 | |
| TBA | Press Room Closes |
