At the heart of the Annual Meetings are the Annual Meetings plenary session on October 15, and the joint World Bank Group/IMF Development Committee and the IMF International Monetary and Financial Committee, which discuss progress on the work of the institutions. Other featured events include...

The aim of the workshop is to exchange views and share experiences related to the emerging concept of macroprudential stance, i.e. the approaches used by policymakers to formulate the macroprudential actions they take to achieve financial stability. The focus will be on the European Union and...

Each spring, thousands of government officials, journalists, civil society organizations, and participants from the academia and private sectors, gather in Washington DC for the Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund. Seminars, regional briefings, press...

The Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) each year bring together central bankers, ministers of finance and development, private sector executives, and academics to discuss progress on the work of the IMF and the World Bank Group. Also featured...

The aim of this workshop is to allow those responsible for the design and implementation of such policies to deepen their theoretical understanding of monetary operations and to compare and contrast experiences with their peers. Topics: - lessons learned from the financial crisis; - forms of...

The 2007-09 financial crisis has demonstrated that systemic risk spreads globally across markets and institutions. Funding difficulties in one country can spill over to other countries via internationally active institutions, and the tail risk in financial markets can be transmitted across the...

As the European economy has returned to growth, and the loan market enters a new phase, syndicated loans are coming back as a force. Euromoney Seminars 13th Annual Syndicated Loans Conference will be the best opportunity to stay ahead of the competition in a challenging but promising market.

Key Issues to be discussed at this year’s event will include: - Has there been a permanent shift away from bank loans? - Is the high yield bond market capable of dealing with the block of refinancing? - Assessing the increase in crossover bonds - What features of high yield bonds attract...

Key topics to be discussed include: - What impact will the Tahawwut Master Agreement have on the region’s derivatives market? - How have Shariah compliant products evolved with changing market conditions? - How does investor appetite vary amongst the different investor profiles? - What type of...

Topics to be covered include: - European regulatory overview: Where are we headed in regards to the regulatory reform of derivatives markets? - How much business are CCPs seeing in the new market and what regulation is headed down the pipeline? - Financial reform in the US: What will legislation...