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- Hisham Ezz Al-Arab, chairman and managing director, CIB - View from IMF 2019
- Rajnish Kumar, chairman, State Bank of India - View from IMF 2019
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- Sonja Gibbs, MD head of sustainable finance & Brad Carr, head of digital finance and innovation, IIF - View from IMF 2019
- Sunil Kaushal, regional CEO of Africa and the Middle East, Standard Chartered - View from IMF 2019
- Carlos San Basilio, secretary general, Spanish Treasury - View from IMF 2019
- Janet Henry, global chief economist, HSBC - View from IMF 2019
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View from IMF annual meetings 2019
Date: 14-20 October
Location: Washington, D.C.
The Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) bring together central bankers, ministers of finance and development, private sector executives, representatives from civil society organisations and academics to discuss issues of global concern, including the world economic outlook, poverty eradication, economic development, and aid effectiveness.
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