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...

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 theme of this year’s conference is "Cross-Border Spillovers." The Program Committee welcomes empirical and theoretical studies on a wide range of issues related to cross-border spillovers. Topics: - Measurement of cross-border spillovers - Channels and propagation of cross-border...

Conference themes are: - Public-private partnerships for innovation-based development - University-Industry relationships and the promotion of learning, innovation, and competence building systems - Overcoming raw material curse through new manufacturing and service activities - National...