The Atlantic Council hosted a series of special events during the 2024 Annual Meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF).

These in-depth interviews brought together central bank governors and finance and development ministers from around the world to discuss the outlook for 2024 and beyond. This series is part of the Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center’s Bretton Woods 2.0 Project, which produces new ideas on reform of the Bretton Woods institutions.

Events and interviews

Watch key moments from the IMF-World Bank Week at the Atlantic Council during the 2024 Annual Meetings in Washington, DC, including key remarks from finance ministers and central bank governors from around the globe. Learn more: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/imf-world-bank-week/
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How should states develop digital public infrastructure to maximize opportunity and minimize risks? Justin Sherman, Atlantic Council fellow; Katherine B. Hadda, CSIS US-India Chair senior visiting fellow; and Kay McGowan, senior director for policy at the Digital Impact Alliance, set the agenda for state creation of key digital platforms. #imfwbam2024 For further information, please visit: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/imf-world-bank-week/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe for more! https://www.youtube.com/user/AtlanticCouncil?sub_confirmation=1 Driven by our mission of “shaping the global future together,” the Atlantic Council is a nonpartisan organization that galvanizes US leadership and engagement in the world, in partnership with allies and partners, to shape solutions to global challenges. Find out more about us below or at www.atlanticcouncil.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/AtlanticCouncil Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AtlanticCouncil/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/atlantic-council/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atlanticcouncil/?hl=en
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What's the next stage of digital public infrastructure? Colin Colter and Barbara Kotschwar discuss in a conversation moderated by Ananya Kumar. #imfwbam2024 For further information, please visit: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/imf-world-bank-week/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe for more! https://www.youtube.com/user/AtlanticCouncil?sub_confirmation=1 Driven by our mission of “shaping the global future together,” the Atlantic Council is a nonpartisan organization that galvanizes US leadership and engagement in the world, in partnership with allies and partners, to shape solutions to global challenges. Find out more about us below or at www.atlanticcouncil.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/AtlanticCouncil Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AtlanticCouncil/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/atlantic-council/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atlanticcouncil/?hl=en
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What issues will define the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings? The Atlantic Council walks through the themes to watch. #IMFWBAM2024 For further information, please visit: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/imf-world-bank-week/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe for more! https://www.youtube.com/user/AtlanticCouncil?sub_confirmation=1 Driven by our mission of “shaping the global future together,” the Atlantic Council is a nonpartisan organization that galvanizes US leadership and engagement in the world, in partnership with allies and partners, to shape solutions to global challenges. Find out more about us below or at www.atlanticcouncil.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/AtlanticCouncil Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AtlanticCouncil/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/atlantic-council/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atlanticcouncil/?hl=en
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Is UK inflation easing? What's the outlook for the economy? Hear from Megan Greene, external member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England, on those questions and more as part of the Atlantic Council's conversations during the 2024 IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings. #IMFWBAM2024 For further information, please visit: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/imf-world-bank-week/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe for more! https://www.youtube.com/user/AtlanticCouncil?sub_confirmation=1 Driven by our mission of “shaping the global future together,” the Atlantic Council is a nonpartisan organization that galvanizes US leadership and engagement in the world, in partnership with allies and partners, to shape solutions to global challenges. Find out more about us below or at www.atlanticcouncil.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/AtlanticCouncil Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AtlanticCouncil/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/atlantic-council/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atlanticcouncil/?hl=en
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US trade policy has been hotly debated prior to the 2024 election. But what might the candidates trade policies actually look like in office? Clete Willems, GeoEconomics Center nonresident senior fellow and partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, gives his take in a moderated discussion with Sophia Busch, assistant director of the GeoEconomics Center. #IMFWBAM2024 For further information, please visit: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/imf-world-bank-week/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe for more! https://www.youtube.com/user/AtlanticCouncil?sub_confirmation=1 Driven by our mission of “shaping the global future together,” the Atlantic Council is a nonpartisan organization that galvanizes US leadership and engagement in the world, in partnership with allies and partners, to shape solutions to global challenges. Find out more about us below or at www.atlanticcouncil.org GeoEcon Twitter: https://twitter.com/ACGeoEcon Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AtlanticCouncil/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/atlantic-council/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atlanticcouncil/?hl=en
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In partnership with the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation, a discussion with regional ministers on how to accelerate economic development in Latin America and the Caribbean. #imfwbam2024 For further information, please visit: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/advancing-latin-america-and-the-caribbeans-sustainable-growth/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe for more! https://www.youtube.com/user/AtlanticCouncil?sub_confirmation=1 Driven by our mission of “shaping the global future together,” the Atlantic Council is a nonpartisan organization that galvanizes US leadership and engagement in the world, in partnership with allies and partners, to shape solutions to global challenges. Find out more about us below or at www.atlanticcouncil.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/AtlanticCouncil Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AtlanticCouncil/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/atlantic-council/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atlanticcouncil/?hl=en
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Read between the lines of the IMFs World Economic Outlook with Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center senior fellows Hung Tran, Martin Mühleisen, and Nicole Goldin. #IMFWBAM2024 For further information, please visit: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/imf-world-bank-week/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe for more! https://www.youtube.com/user/AtlanticCouncil?sub_confirmation=1 Driven by our mission of “shaping the global future together,” the Atlantic Council is a nonpartisan organization that galvanizes US leadership and engagement in the world, in partnership with allies and partners, to shape solutions to global challenges. Find out more about us below or at www.atlanticcouncil.org GeoEcon Twitter: https://twitter.com/ACGeoEcon Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AtlanticCouncil/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/atlantic-council/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atlanticcouncil/?hl=en
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What will be the long-lasting consequences of the war in Gaza? Atlantic Council empowerME Initiative Director Racha Helwa and GeoEconomics Center Senior Director Josh Lipsky discuss the economic and social costs. #IMFWBAM2024 For further information, please visit: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/imf-world-bank-week/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe for more! https://www.youtube.com/user/AtlanticCouncil?sub_confirmation=1 Driven by our mission of “shaping the global future together,” the Atlantic Council is a nonpartisan organization that galvanizes US leadership and engagement in the world, in partnership with allies and partners, to shape solutions to global challenges. Find out more about us below or at www.atlanticcouncil.org GeoEcon Twitter: https://twitter.com/ACGeoEcon Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AtlanticCouncil/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/atlantic-council/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atlanticcouncil/?hl=en
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AN #ACFRONTPAGE EVENT–European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde discusses Europe’s economic challenges and the path forward during IMF-World Bank Week at the Atlantic Council. #imfwbam2024 For further information, please visit: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/european-central-bank-president-christine-lagarde-on-europes-economic-outlook/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe for more! https://www.youtube.com/user/AtlanticCouncil?sub_confirmation=1 Driven by our mission of “shaping the global future together,” the Atlantic Council is a nonpartisan organization that galvanizes US leadership and engagement in the world, in partnership with allies and partners, to shape solutions to global challenges. Find out more about us below or at www.atlanticcouncil.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/AtlanticCouncil Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AtlanticCouncil/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/atlantic-council/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atlanticcouncil/?hl=en
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As economists debate China's growth rate and "overcapacity," it all comes down to the data. Brad Setser discusses the IMF's approach to China's economic data with Martin Mühleisen. #IMFWBAM2024 For further information, please visit: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/imf-world-bank-week/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe for more! https://www.youtube.com/user/AtlanticCouncil?sub_confirmation=1 Driven by our mission of “shaping the global future together,” the Atlantic Council is a nonpartisan organization that galvanizes US leadership and engagement in the world, in partnership with allies and partners, to shape solutions to global challenges. Find out more about us below or at www.atlanticcouncil.org GeoEcon Twitter: https://twitter.com/ACGeoEcon Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AtlanticCouncil/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/atlantic-council/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atlanticcouncil/?hl=en
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Atlantic Council Bretton Woods 2.0 Fellow Patrick Ryan and GeoEconomics Center Senior Fellow Hung Tran preview new research on the impact of geopolitics in the IMF in a conversation moderated by Alisha Chhangani. #IMFWBAM2024 For further information, please visit: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/imf-world-bank-week/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe for more! https://www.youtube.com/user/AtlanticCouncil?sub_confirmation=1 Driven by our mission of “shaping the global future together,” the Atlantic Council is a nonpartisan organization that galvanizes US leadership and engagement in the world, in partnership with allies and partners, to shape solutions to global challenges. Find out more about us below or at www.atlanticcouncil.org GeoEcon Twitter: https://twitter.com/ACGeoEcon Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AtlanticCouncil/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/atlantic-council/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atlanticcouncil/?hl=en
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How will Egypt approach fiscal policy in 2025? Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk discusses with Atlantic Council empowerME Director Racha Helwa. #IMFWBAM2024 For further information, please visit: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/imf-world-bank-week/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe for more! https://www.youtube.com/user/AtlanticCouncil?sub_confirmation=1 Driven by our mission of “shaping the global future together,” the Atlantic Council is a nonpartisan organization that galvanizes US leadership and engagement in the world, in partnership with allies and partners, to shape solutions to global challenges. Find out more about us below or at www.atlanticcouncil.org GeoEcon Twitter: https://twitter.com/ACGeoEcon Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AtlanticCouncil/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/atlantic-council/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atlanticcouncil/?hl=en
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On the sidelines of the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings, Bangladeshi Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed shares his plans for Bangladesh's economy with GeoEconomics Center Assistant Director Mrugank Bhusari. #IMFWBAM2024 For further information, please visit: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/imf-world-bank-week/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe for more! https://www.youtube.com/user/AtlanticCouncil?sub_confirmation=1 Driven by our mission of “shaping the global future together,” the Atlantic Council is a nonpartisan organization that galvanizes US leadership and engagement in the world, in partnership with allies and partners, to shape solutions to global challenges. Find out more about us below or at www.atlanticcouncil.org GeoEcon Twitter: https://twitter.com/ACGeoEcon Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AtlanticCouncil/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/atlantic-council/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atlanticcouncil/?hl=en
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What makes Ireland's economic strategy for 2025 unique? Finance Minister Jack Chambers sits down with Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center's Charles Lichfield to discuss. #IMFWBAM2024 For further information, please visit: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/imf-world-bank-week/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe for more! https://www.youtube.com/user/AtlanticCouncil?sub_confirmation=1 Driven by our mission of “shaping the global future together,” the Atlantic Council is a nonpartisan organization that galvanizes US leadership and engagement in the world, in partnership with allies and partners, to shape solutions to global challenges. Find out more about us below or at www.atlanticcouncil.org GeoEcon Twitter: https://twitter.com/ACGeoEcon Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AtlanticCouncil/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/atlantic-council/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atlanticcouncil/?hl=en
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Minister of Economy and Planning of Saudi Arabia Faisal F. Alibrahim outlines the economic vision for the Kingdom for 2025 and beyond. #IMFWBAM2024 For further information, please visit: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/imf-world-bank-week/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe for more! https://www.youtube.com/user/AtlanticCouncil?sub_confirmation=1 Driven by our mission of “shaping the global future together,” the Atlantic Council is a nonpartisan organization that galvanizes US leadership and engagement in the world, in partnership with allies and partners, to shape solutions to global challenges. Find out more about us below or at www.atlanticcouncil.org GeoEcon Twitter: https://twitter.com/ACGeoEcon Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AtlanticCouncil/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/atlantic-council/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atlanticcouncil/?hl=en
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Tamim Bayoumi moderates a discussion with Reza Baqir, former governor of State Bank of Pakistan, to address the outlook for Pakistan after its latest IMF program. #IMFWBAM2024 For further information, please visit: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/imf-world-bank-week/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe for more! https://www.youtube.com/user/AtlanticCouncil?sub_confirmation=1 Driven by our mission of “shaping the global future together,” the Atlantic Council is a nonpartisan organization that galvanizes US leadership and engagement in the world, in partnership with allies and partners, to shape solutions to global challenges. Find out more about us below or at www.atlanticcouncil.org GeoEcon Twitter: https://twitter.com/ACGeoEcon Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AtlanticCouncil/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/atlantic-council/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atlanticcouncil/?hl=en
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Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko addresses Ukraine's recent debt restructuring and sources of international support for the country's domestic budget. #imfwbam2024 For further information, please visit: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/imf-world-bank-week/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe for more! https://www.youtube.com/user/AtlanticCouncil?sub_confirmation=1 Driven by our mission of “shaping the global future together,” the Atlantic Council is a nonpartisan organization that galvanizes US leadership and engagement in the world, in partnership with allies and partners, to shape solutions to global challenges. Find out more about us below or at www.atlanticcouncil.org GeoEcon Twitter: https://twitter.com/ACGeoEcon Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AtlanticCouncil/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/atlantic-council/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atlanticcouncil/?hl=en
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On the sidelines of the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings, experts discuss why cheaper and faster remittances should be central to global financial discussions. #IMFWBAM2024 For further information, please visit: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/imf-world-bank-week/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe for more! https://www.youtube.com/user/AtlanticCouncil?sub_confirmation=1 Driven by our mission of “shaping the global future together,” the Atlantic Council is a nonpartisan organization that galvanizes US leadership and engagement in the world, in partnership with allies and partners, to shape solutions to global challenges. Find out more about us below or at www.atlanticcouncil.org GeoEcon Twitter: https://twitter.com/ACGeoEcon Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AtlanticCouncil/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/atlantic-council/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atlanticcouncil/?hl=en
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Spanish Economy, Business, and Trade Minister Carlos Cuerpo addresses the country's growth prospects and economic strategy on the sidelines of the 2024 IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings. #IMFWBAM2024 For further information, please visit: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/imf-world-bank-week/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe for more! https://www.youtube.com/user/AtlanticCouncil?sub_confirmation=1 Driven by our mission of “shaping the global future together,” the Atlantic Council is a nonpartisan organization that galvanizes US leadership and engagement in the world, in partnership with allies and partners, to shape solutions to global challenges. Find out more about us below or at www.atlanticcouncil.org GeoEcon Twitter: https://twitter.com/ACGeoEcon Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AtlanticCouncil/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/atlantic-council/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atlanticcouncil/?hl=en
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What investment opportunities will the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development focus on in 2025 and beyond? Atlantic Council Senior Fellow Nicole Goldin and EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso discuss on the sidelines of the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings. #IMFWBAM2024 For further information, please visit: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/imf-world-bank-week/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe for more! https://www.youtube.com/user/AtlanticCouncil?sub_confirmation=1 Driven by our mission of “shaping the global future together,” the Atlantic Council is a nonpartisan organization that galvanizes US leadership and engagement in the world, in partnership with allies and partners, to shape solutions to global challenges. Find out more about us below or at www.atlanticcouncil.org GeoEcon Twitter: https://twitter.com/ACGeoEcon Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AtlanticCouncil/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/atlantic-council/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atlanticcouncil/?hl=en
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European Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen discusses the strength of the EU's international partnerships and its engagement with the IMF and World Bank. #IMFWBAM2024 For further information, please visit: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/imf-world-bank-week/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe for more! https://www.youtube.com/user/AtlanticCouncil?sub_confirmation=1 Driven by our mission of “shaping the global future together,” the Atlantic Council is a nonpartisan organization that galvanizes US leadership and engagement in the world, in partnership with allies and partners, to shape solutions to global challenges. Find out more about us below or at www.atlanticcouncil.org GeoEcon Twitter: https://twitter.com/ACGeoEcon Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AtlanticCouncil/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/atlantic-council/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atlanticcouncil/?hl=en
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GeoEconomics Center Fellow Martin Mühleisen moderates a discussion on Egypt's latest IMF program with Atlantic Council empowerME Director Racha Helwa and Peterson Institute Senior Fellow Adnan Mazarei. #IMFWBAM2024 For further information, please visit: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/imf-world-bank-week/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe for more! https://www.youtube.com/user/AtlanticCouncil?sub_confirmation=1 Driven by our mission of “shaping the global future together,” the Atlantic Council is a nonpartisan organization that galvanizes US leadership and engagement in the world, in partnership with allies and partners, to shape solutions to global challenges. Find out more about us below or at www.atlanticcouncil.org GeoEcon Twitter: https://twitter.com/ACGeoEcon Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AtlanticCouncil/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/atlantic-council/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atlanticcouncil/?hl=en
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Catch up on the big takeaways from the 2024 Annual Meetings with the Atlantic Council's GeoEconomics team. #IMFWBAM2024 For further information, please visit: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/imf-world-bank-week/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe for more! https://www.youtube.com/user/AtlanticCouncil?sub_confirmation=1 Driven by our mission of “shaping the global future together,” the Atlantic Council is a nonpartisan organization that galvanizes US leadership and engagement in the world, in partnership with allies and partners, to shape solutions to global challenges. Find out more about us below or at www.atlanticcouncil.org GeoEcon Twitter: https://twitter.com/ACGeoEcon Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AtlanticCouncil/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/atlantic-council/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atlanticcouncil/?hl=en
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Amin Salam, Lebanon's minister of economy and trade, addresses the future of the country's economy in conversation with Perrihan Al-Riffai. #IMFWBAM2024 For further information, please visit: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/imf-world-bank-week/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe for more! https://www.youtube.com/user/AtlanticCouncil?sub_confirmation=1 Driven by our mission of “shaping the global future together,” the Atlantic Council is a nonpartisan organization that galvanizes US leadership and engagement in the world, in partnership with allies and partners, to shape solutions to global challenges. Find out more about us below or at www.atlanticcouncil.org GeoEcon Twitter: https://twitter.com/ACGeoEcon Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AtlanticCouncil/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/atlantic-council/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atlanticcouncil/?hl=en
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Atlantic Council Bretton Woods 2.0 Fellow Lili Vessereau previews new research on how de facto seniority clauses are changing the sovereign debt landscape in a conversation with GeoEconomics Center Senior Fellow Martin Mühleisen and Assistant Director Mrugank Bhusari. #IMFWBAM2024
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Minister Hassan El Khatib outlines Egypt's plan to attract investment and boost trade with Atlantic Council empowerMe Director Racha Helwa. #IMFWBAM2024 For further information, please visit: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/imf-world-bank-week/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe for more! https://www.youtube.com/user/AtlanticCouncil?sub_confirmation=1 Driven by our mission of “shaping the global future together,” the Atlantic Council is a nonpartisan organization that galvanizes US leadership and engagement in the world, in partnership with allies and partners, to shape solutions to global challenges. Find out more about us below or at www.atlanticcouncil.org GeoEcon Twitter: https://twitter.com/ACGeoEcon Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AtlanticCouncil/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/atlantic-council/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atlanticcouncil/?hl=en
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Agenda

Monday, October 21

  • Bridging trust, inclusion, and safety in digital public infrastructures
    3:30 p.m. ET | (IMF HQ1 Atrium – Interview)
  • Lessons from emerging models of digital public infrastructure
    4:15 p.m. ET | (IMF HQ1 Atrium – Interview)
  • Debt, fragmentation, and reform: What lies ahead at the Annual Meetings
    5:00 p.m. ET | (IMF HQ1 Atrium – Interview)

Tuesday, October 22

  • The Bank of England’s Megan Greene on the bank’s first rate cut in four years
    9:45 a.m. ET | (IMF HQ1 Atrium – Interview)
  • What US trade and tariffs will look like after the election
    12:00 p.m. ET | (IMF HQ1 Atrium – Interview)
  • Advancing Latin America and the Caribbean’s sustainable growth
    12:45 p.m. ET | (Atlantic Council HQ)
  • Decoding the IMF’s October 2024 World Economic Outlook
    1:00 p.m. ET | (IMF HQ1 Atrium – Interview)
  • Report launch: The economic and social costs of the war in Gaza
    3:30 p.m. ET | (IMF HQ1 Atrium – Interview)

Wednesday, October 23

  • Special event on the economic challenges and opportunities in the euro area featuring ECB President Christine Lagarde
    10:00 a.m. ET | (Atlantic Council HQ)
  • Data deep dive with Brad Setser: The IMF and China
    3:00 p.m. ET | (IMF HQ1 Atrium – Interview)
  • How the IMF is navigating fragmentation in the global economy
    3:45 p.m. ET | (IMF HQ1 Atrium – Interview)
  • Reshaping Egypt’s fiscal policy with Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk
    4:30 p.m. ET | (Atlantic Council HQ)
  • Reform priorities for Bangladesh’s interim government, with Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed
    4:45 p.m. ET | (IMF HQ1 Atrium – Interview)

Thursday, October 24

  • Ireland’s economic strategy and trajectory, with Finance Minister Jack Chambers
    8:30 a.m. ET | (Atlantic Council HQ)
  • Saudi Arabia’s economic outlook with Minister Faisal F. Alibrahim
    10:00 a.m. ET | (Atlantic Council HQ)
  • The price of stability: Pakistan’s new IMF program 
    11:00 a.m. ET | (IMF HQ1 Atrium – Interview)
  • Ukraine’s Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko on economic aid and recovery
    12:00 p.m. ET | (IMF HQ1 Atrium – Interview)
  • Advancing a twenty-first century approach to remittances
    12:30 p.m. ET | (IMF HQ1 Atrium – Interview)
  • Economy, Business, and Trade Minister Carlos Cuerpo on Spain’s path forward
    1:00 p.m. ET | (Atlantic Council HQ)
  • EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso on European investment opportunities
    4:15 p.m. ET | (IMF HQ1 Atrium – Interview)

Friday, October 25

  • How the European Union engages with the Bretton Woods institutions, with Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen
    10:00 a.m. ET | (IMF HQ1 Atrium – Interview)
  • What the IMF’s loan to Egypt reveals about the geopolitics of lending
    11:00 a.m. ET | (IMF HQ1 Atrium – Interview)
  • Your guide to all that happened at the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings
    11:45 a.m. ET | (IMF HQ1 Atrium)
  • Lebanon’s economic future, with Economy and Trade Minister Amin Salam
    12:30 p.m. ET | (IMF HQ1 Atrium – Interview)
  • How de facto seniority clauses worsen sovereign debt distress
    3:15 p.m. ET | (IMF HQ1 Atrium – Interview)
  • Egypt’s sustainable investment and trade growth, with Minister Hassan El Khatib
    4:00 p.m. ET | (IMF HQ1 Atrium – Interview)

Analysis

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Oct 23, 2024

Christine Lagarde’s message to the United States: Trade barriers and restrictions hold back prosperity

Lagarde joined the Atlantic Council to discuss Europe’s economic challenges and the path forward during the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings.

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Oct 21, 2024

Get an inside look at the IMF-World Bank meetings as finance leaders navigate a geopolitically fragmented world

By Atlantic Council experts

To gauge whether delegates can revive the world’s spirit of cooperation at the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings, we sent our experts to the center of the action in Foggy Bottom.

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A lot of people ask us what’s the difference between the IMF and the World Bank. Atlantic Council nonresident senior fellows Nicole Goldin and Martin Muhleisen worked at the World Bank and IMF respectively, so they know the answer better than anyone. They break down everything from the organizations’ missions and how they’re applied, to their cultures to see some of the key differences and similarities between the two international organizations.
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What’s the difference between the IMF and the World Bank?

As the IMF-World Bank annual meetings wrap up, Atlantic Council Nonresident Senior Fellow Martin Mühleisen shares some key takeaways from the meetings. "The world's finance ministers assembled here in Washington have issued a rather underwhelming communique," he says, adding they were "congratulating themselves for achieving a soft landing while regurgitating formulaic policy priorities." "The only concrete deliverables were those that support low income countries," Mühleisen says. For more analysis and conversations from the week, visit the Atlantic Council website: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/imf-world-bank-week/
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Martin Mühleisen: IMF communique "underwhelming"

“China’s investment income is only reported in aggregated level, and it has gone down," says economist Brad Setser. “There’s a puzzle there." “That’s the kind of thing that I would like to see the IMF look at, and it has just ignored in the last few staff reports” He discussed the IMF's approach to China's economic data with Atlantic Council fellow and former IMF senior official Martin Mühleisen at the 2024 IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings. For more analysis of the IMF's data on China's economy, watch the full conversation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsVQ6GkGgFc
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Brad Setser: IMF should look into Chinese investment income "puzzle"

Megan Greene, an external member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee, says interest rates “will probably have to end up a bit higher than they were" before the pandemic. "We’re not going back to the rates that we had pre-pandemic", she told the Atlantic Council's Josh Lipsky. "There’s reason to believe that our r-star has risen a bit." They spoke about the path forward at the 2024 IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings. For more, watch the full conversation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNcsm78WnNM
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Bank of England’s Megan Greene: interest rates will end up "a bit higher” than before the pandemic

At an #acfrontpage event, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde told the Atlantic Council's Frederick Kempe that the upcoming US election will "have ramifications around the world in a very significant way." "The United States is leading in multiple ways and has to deploy its leadership for the common good," Lagarde said. For more on her insights regarding Europe’s economic challenges and the path forward during IMF-World Bank Week at the Atlantic Council, watch the full conversation: https://www.youtube.com/live/OfQpPZRB0Ww
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Christine Lagarde: "A lot is at stake" for the world in the US elections

"We have significant bilateral trade with the US," says Ireland's Finance Minister Jack Chambers. "We're quite clear on having that pro-trade approach." "I am concerned, though, about the wider narrative that exists both in parts of the EU and indeed the US on a protectionist outlook taking hold and we have to guard against that," he added. He was speaking to the Atlantic Council's Charles Lichfield during the 2024 IMF-World Bank Annual meetings. For more, watch the full conversation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Nf9jYEs-uI
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Irish Finance Minister: The US and EU must “guard against” rising protectionism

Europe must have "its own view" on trade and tariffs, says Spanish Minister of Economy Carlos Cuerpo. "“We are not the US. We are not China,” he said. Cuerpo said Spain's economy "thrives thanks to multilateralism" and trade under World Trade Organization rules, but "it’s 2024. It’s not 2004. We have to be open, but we should not be naive." He spoke to Josh Lipsky at the Atlantic Council during the 2024 IMF-World Bank annual meetings. For more, watch the full conversation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLHIT2je-BI
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Spain's economy minister: Europe must have "its own view" on trade and tariffs

Ukraine's Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko reacts to the news that the US will participate in the G7 ERA loan using immobilized Russian assets and shares his perspective on how the funds will be allocated. He was speaking to the Atlantic Council's Charles Litchfield at the IMF-World Bank annual meetings. For more, watch the full conversation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdiA8bG5ync
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Ukraine's Finance Minister on the importance of the G7 ERA loan

What’s your pick? IMF or World Bank? Micro or macro? Digital dollar or paper dollar? Watch this video from inside the IMF-World Bank annual meetings in Washington to see what people are saying. #shorts
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IMF or World Bank. What's your pick?

Atlantic Council Senior Fellow Hung Tran discusses the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) October 2024 World Economic Outlook during a panel at IMF headquarters in Washington, DC. Tran highlights a key point missing from the report: "Inflation might be lower because of lower activity and fiscal tightening, but the structural component of inflation is persistently high", he tells Josh Lipsky, senior director at the Atlantic Council's GeoEconomics Center. He adds, "The stickiness of inflation is something we need to keep an eye on." Stay up to date and get live analysis from the IMF-World Bank meetings by visiting our New Atlanticist blog: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/get-an-inside-look-at-the-imf-world-bank-meetings-as-finance-leaders-navigate-a-geopolitically-fragmented-world/
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What the IMF's October 2024 World Economic Outlook overlooked

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Oct 4, 2024

The IMF needs to find its geopolitical bearing

By Martin Mühleisen

Western delegates should think hard about how the financial and intellectual capital invested in the institutions can be put to better use in the interests of democracies around the world.

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Sep 6, 2024

The problems with the IMF surcharge system

By Hung Tran

The IMF’s surcharge system is doing more harm than good for borrowing countries and its justifications are facing new questions.

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Jul 18, 2024

The Bretton Woods institutions need revitalizing. Luckily, they are no strangers to reform.

By Amin Mohseni-Cheraghlou

The changing nature of the global economy is forcing these institutions to take a renewed look at their governance structure and mandates. This is not the first time they have had to do so.

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Apr 11, 2024

IMF head Kristalina Georgieva on how to avoid ‘the Tepid Twenties’ for the global economy

By Katherine Walla

“Making the right policy choices will define the future of the world economy,” International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said at the Atlantic Council.

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