Fisher Capital Management World News: DIARY-IMF, World Bank spring meetings in Washington

Finance ministers and central bankers from around the globe are in Washington this week for the semiannual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank on April 15-16. Finance officials from the Group of Seven meet on Thursday, while officials from the broader G2O hold a working dinner on Thursday followed by a longer session on Friday. The International Monetary and Financial Committee, which is the IMF’s steering committee, meets on Saturday.

Following is a schedule of the top events. All times listed are in Washington local time/GMT.

All times EDT/GMT Wednesday, April 13


0900/1300 – Press Briefing on the Global Financial Stability Report by Jose Vinals, financial counsellor and director of the IMF’s Monetary and Capital Markets Department.

1000/1400 – IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn speaks before Brookings Institution “The Global Jobs Crisis: Sustaining the Recovery through Employment and Equitable Growth” event
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