View from IMF / World Bank 2013

View from IMF

Date: 11-13 October 2013
Location: Washington D.C, United States

The Banker is attending the 2013 IMF World Bank Annual Meetings and our editors will be reporting regularly from the event with viewpoints and thought-led discussions with key industry figures.

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The people behind the World Bank

October 1, 2013

The Banker profiles four senior figures at the World Bank, looking at their most significant achievements to date, as well as their goals and ambitions for the future.

World Bank and IMF

A new generation of challenges face the World Bank and IMF

October 1, 2013

The 2013 meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund are, as has been the case in recent years, set to focus on the global economy and economic recovery, but will the internal wranglings of the group overshadow proceedings? 

Christine Lagarde

The people leading the IMF

October 1, 2013

The Banker profiles six senior figures at the International Monetary Fund, and looks at the ways that they are changing and improving the institution's policies, strategy and reputation.

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Central banks drive Africas recovery

Central banks drive Africa's recovery

October 1, 2013

Africa’s underdeveloped economies and financial sectors have proved a barrier for central banks implementing monetary policy and prudential regulation. But recent years have seen significant progress, thanks in no small part to central banks’ growing independence from governments.

Asia does its own thing

Doing its own thing: does Asia need the IMF?

October 1, 2013

Lingering resentment over its role in the Asian crisis of the 1990s and complaints that the continent is under-represented in its senior positions mean that the IMF's popularity throughout Asia is low. But will this sense of injustice lead to the forming of an Asian Monetary Fund that will push the IMF to the sidelines in the region?

How will the Greek restructuring work out TEASER

How will the Greek restructuring work out?

September 3, 2012

The manner in which the Greek restructuring deals have been carried out, and the preferred investor status given to the ECB and the central banks of other European countries, has left the private sector badly burned. Will this lead to a reluctance from private investors to re-enter the country, or the eurozone in general, thus hindering its recovery?

Viewpoints

Abdusalam Omer

The toughest central banking job in the world?

October 1, 2013

Somalia’s central bank governor has to create a financial system virtually from scratch. But, as Paul Wallace writes, there is no shortage of foreign and local investors wanting to establish banks in the country, which seems to be on the mend for the first time in two decades.

Jim Yong Kim

World Bank president reveals his masterplan

October 1, 2013

With criticism from both outside and inside the organisation, the World Bank Group has had to rethink its strategy and objectives in recent years. World Bank president Jim Yong Kim discusses these changes in an exclusive interview with The Banker, explaining why the institution remains a vital force on the world stage and how it plans to tackle pressing global problems such as poverty and climate change.

Amando Tetangco

Philippines CBG: the positive influence of financial inclusion

October 1, 2013

The Philippines has enjoyed a lot of success in growing its microfinance market and pursuing financial inclusion. Moreover, widening the banking base has arguably had a positive effect on the country's overall financial stability.

Gerrit Zalm

ABN Amro chief opts for slow and steady route

October 1, 2013

Although his time as Dutch finance minister gives him a deep understanding of policy-making, ABN Amro chief Gerrit Zalm has mixed views on the current tide of regulatory initiatives in Europe.

Alpha Condé and Kerfalla Yansané

Guinea looks to meet challenges of modernisation

October 1, 2013

Guinea's austerity measures have not proven popular with the country's army and civil service, but have impressed the IMF and other international observers. Its president and finance minister explain the challenges they have met in rebuilding the newly democratic country, and how they intend to turn it into a resource-based African powerhouse.

T-Choongsoo Kim

South Korea CBG looks to bridge international gaps

October 1, 2013

Bank of Korea governor Choongsoo Kim tells Jane Cooper how he aims to bridge the gap at international meetings between emerging and developed economies, and how he plans to globalise South Korea’s central bank. 

Elvira Nabiullina

Challenges and opportunities for Russia's evolving central bank

October 1, 2013

A new inflation targeting framework, efforts to improve the supply of credit and the implementation of Basel III all pose challenges for the Bank of Russia, as well as opportunities to modernise the country's financial system.

Sultan bin Nasser Al-Suwaidi

UAE CBG looks to utilise macroprudential toolkit

October 1, 2013

The central bank governor of the United Arab Emirates says the country is looking to the tools in its macroprudential toolkit to increase the economy’s resilience to any future shocks. 

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