The theme of this year’s conference is “The Global Financial Cycle.” The Program Committee welcomes empirical and theoretical studies on a wide range of issues related to the theme of the conference. Possible topics include (but are not limited to): - The global financial cycle and policy...

Die Digitalisierung durchdringt immer mehr Bereiche unserer Wirtschaft. - Aber erlebt der Kapitalismus wirklich eine Revolution? - Oder bekommt er nur einen neuen Anstrich? - Bedeutet der digitale Wandel Wohlstand und Teilhabe für alle oder Ungleichheit und soziale Verwerfungen? - Was muss die...

The Congress will cover the following hot topics: - How to tackle the aftermath of PSD2 - Why the Plug & Play philosophy is key in an open banking era - The need to shift from ego-systems to eco-systems to become more efficient - The new paradigm of digital transformation - The evolution of...

The Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) bring together central bankers, ministers of finance and development, parliamentarians, private sector executives, representatives from civil society organizations and...

Topics: Economics of New Energy Sources; Economics of Oil and Gas (Upstream, Midstream, Downstream); Electricity and Gas Markets Regulation; Electricity and Gas Trading; Energy Efficiency; Energy Neighborhoods: Eurasian, Middle Eastern, North African, and Transatlantic Issues in Energy; Energy...

The main topic: "HEADING TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS: BY EVOLUTION OR REVOLUTION?". The conference focuses on new developments of energy conversion technologies, energy policies and their effects on a country level as well as on a global level, the efficient use of different types of...

The International Monetary Fund in partnership with the Ministry of Finance, Indonesia will hold a high-level conference to engage policymakers on issues related to international tax reforms. Strengthening tax systems has emerged as a key development priority for the implementation of the 2030...

Conference Program: Session I - Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe’s (CESEE) Convergence Experience, Session II - How to Strengthen Institutions and Governance, Session III - Policy Round Table

Topics: - Security of the Energy Supply: At What Price? - A Growing Role for Nuclear in Asia - Energy Poverty and Energy Subsidies: How Can the Link Be Broken? - Economics of Gas Spot Trading - Renewable and Alternative Sources of Energy - Energy Policy Options in a Carbon-Constrained World -...

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...