Delivering the first curtain raiser of her second-term, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva lays out the outlook for the global economy, challenges that lie ahead for policymakers and her priorities amidst a rapidly changing world. She shares her hope for a decade to be one of cooperation where we rise above our differences, rather than one of conflict. Read her full speech ahead of the #IMFMeetings: https://lnkd.in/eCAvNXNK
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The International Monetary Fund has a key position in promoting the health of the world economy. Established in 1944 as a part of the United Nations system, the IMF's primary purpose is to ensure the stability of the international monetary system—the system of exchange rates and international payments that enables countries and their citizens to buy goods and services from each other. This is essential for sustainable economic growth and rising living standards. To maintain stability and prevent crises in the international monetary system, the IMF conducts surveillance of national, regional, and global economic and financial developments. It provides advice to its 190 member countries, encouraging them to adopt policies that foster economic stability, reduce their vulnerability to economic and financial crises, and raise living standards. The IMF also serves as a forum where its global membership can discuss the national, regional, and global consequences of their policies. The IMF makes financing temporarily available to member countries to help them address balance of payments problems—that is, when they find themselves short of foreign exchange to meet their payments to other countries. Finally, the IMF provides countries with training to help them build the expertise and institutions they need for economic stability and growth. Supporting all of these activities is the institution's work in economic research and statistics.
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IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva will present the global outlook and key priorities facing the world’s economy, raising the curtain on the 2024 IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings. #IMFmeetings
Outlook for the Global Economy and Policy Priorities
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Our latest World Economic Outlook emphasizes the importance of early two-way dialogue in building public support for crucial reforms. Engaging citizens in policy design fosters ownership, addresses concerns proactively, and builds trust. Learn more. https://lnkd.in/ev9ZPT-4
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Effective reform design requires thorough consultation from early stages. Our study shows two-way dialogue and participative policymaking strengthens public understanding and trust, increasing social acceptance and implementation success. https://lnkd.in/ev9ZPT-4
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NEW RELEASE: Chapter 2 of the October 2024 World Economic Outlook takes an in-depth look at "The Great Tightening: Insights from the Recent Inflation Episode." Read here. https://lnkd.in/ev9ZPT-4
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TOMORROW: Tune in to IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva's speech kickstarting the 2024 #IMFmeetings.
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva will present the global outlook and key priorities facing the world’s economy, raising the curtain on the 2024 IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings. #IMFmeetings
Outlook for the Global Economy and Policy Priorities
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Strategies to build consensus significantly boost chances of implementing reforms, especially when the approach builds trust through nonpartisan information, engagement, and mitigation. https://lnkd.in/e_TqVkzT
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The Executive Board of the IMF today completed the Review of Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust (PRGT) Facilities and Financing, the IMF’s vehicle for providing concessional financing to low-income member countries. Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the IMF, issued the following statement: "Our membership today has adopted a comprehensive reform and financing package for the Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust (PRGT) to bolster the IMF’s support to low-income countries.” “The package includes a framework to deploy IMF net income and/or reserves to generate about US$8 billion in additional subsidy resources for the PRGT over the next five years. Combined with other reform measures and last year’s successful bilateral fundraising, this would increase the PRGT’s long-term annual lending envelope to about US$3.6 billion, more than twice the pre-pandemic level, and help catalyze significant additional flows from public and private sources.” “This agreement comes at a critical time as low-income countries have suffered a series of unprecedented shocks and face substantial financing needs. With exceptionally high demand for PRGT financing, the approved package will generate the concessional resources necessary to ensure that the Fund can continue supporting low-income countries to implement sound policies and build strong institutions.” “These reforms will help tailor IMF support to country-specific needs, recognizing the increasing economic heterogeneity of low-income countries. To ensure that scarce concessional resources are targeted to those most in need, a new interest rate mechanism will maintain interest-free lending for the poorest countries while ensuring that lending terms for others have a sufficient degree of concessionality. Access policies will allow for flexibility in calibrating Fund support, and safeguards will be strengthened and streamlined.” “Our global membership has demonstrated once again its shared commitment to support our low-income members in challenging economic times.” Learn more about the Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust: https://lnkd.in/eMfxTyRt
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Pandemic lockdowns initially tilted demand away from services and toward goods. But this came amid unprecedented fiscal and monetary stimulus boosting demand, and other constraints combined to send inflation surging around the world. It was a unique disruption to the global economy, but it still offers important lessons for central banks, as our new blog details. https://lnkd.in/e-Tt762y
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NEW: We have released a new chapter of the Global Financial Stability Report on “Macrofinancial Stability Amid High Global Economic Uncertainty.” Read Chapter 2 of the #GFSR. https://lnkd.in/ewHXmYri