IFI governance

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V20 communiqué analysis Annual Meetings 2022: Climate vulnerable countries call for debt relief and a revamped IMF

The finance ministers for the Vulnerable Group of Twenty, a bloc of 58 developing country economies representing some 1.5 billion people, issued a communiqué on 16 October.

19 October 2022

IFI governance

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IMFC Chair's Statement analysis Annual Meetings 2022: Scrambling for new ideas to tackle inflation, debt, and climate change

IMFC chair statement condemns Russia’s war while scrambling for new ideas to tackle inflation, debt, and climate change, as Covid response fades from attention.

19 October 2022

IFI governance

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G24 communiqué analysis Annual Meetings 2022: G24 echoes calls for more drastic measures by international financial institutions

G24 communiqué echoes calls for more drastic measures by international financial institutions to cushion the blow for low- and middle-income countries in the face of compounding global crises.

19 October 2022

IFI governance

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Development Committee Chair’s Statement analysis Annual Meetings 2022: Statement calls for greater international cooperation and strengthened multilateralism

The Development Committee issued a chair statement instead of a communiqué, following its meeting on 14 October.

19 October 2022

IFI governance

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G20 press briefing analysis Annual Meetings 2022: Challenges and differences in view, as escalating geopolitical conflicts worsen the economic situation

The Indonesian Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati acknowledged the G20 faced "many challenges" and "differences in view", with "escalating geopolitical conflicts worsening the economic situation.”

19 October 2022

IFI governance

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Annual Meetings 2022 Preamble: With risk of global recession on horizon, World Bank and IMF's ability to offer credible solutions remains in question

Economic turmoil and geopolitical fragmentation will provide the backdrop to the first in-person World Bank and IMF Annual Meetings since 2019.

6 October 2022