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View from IMF annual meetings 2018
Date: 11-13 Oct
Location: Bali, Indonesia
The Banker’s View from IMF will provide regular multimedia coverage and summarise the key themes from the annual meetings of the boards of governors of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group.
The Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group bring together central bankers, ministers of finance and development, private sector executives, representatives from civil society organizations and academics to discuss issues of global concern, including the world economic outlook, poverty eradication, economic development, and aid effectiveness.
The Banker’s editors will cover the event through a video interview series with key industry figures and policy-makers.
IMF/World Bank 2018 videos
Round up
- Salman Jaffery, chief business development officer, Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) - View from IMF 2018
- Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former finance minister of Nigeria and Chair of GAVI - View from IMF 2018
- Augusto King, head of capital markets, MUFG - View from IMF 2018
- Benigno Lopez, finance minister and José Cantero, central bank governor, Paraguay - View from IMF 2018
Day 3
- Tim Adams, president and CEO, Institute of International Finance (IIF) - View from IMF 2018
- Henrik Raber, global head of capital markets, Standard Chartered - View from the IMF 2018
- Grant Robinson, New Zealand finance minister - View from IMF 2018
- Jonathan Lewis, CEO EMEA, Nomura - View from the IMF 2018
- Ravi Menon, managing director, Monetary Authority of Singapore - View from IMF 2018
Day 2
- Adrian Orr, Governor, Reserve Bank of New Zealand - View from IMF 2018
- Lesteja Kganyago, Governor, South African Reserve Bank - View from IMF 2018
- Benjamin Diokno, Budget Secretary, Philippines - View from IMF 2018
- Heng Swee Keat, finance minister of Singapore - View from IMF 2018
Day 1
Previews
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