Name of the Event: 2008 Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group
Venue: Washington, D.C.
Date: 12th April, 2008-13th April, 2008
Principal Areas of Discussion: Operational efficiency of the plans and policies of IMF and World Bank
Objectives: To review the performance of the various ongoing projects of the IMF and the World Bank
International and Local Partners of the Event: International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group
About the 2008 Spring Meetings of International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group
The Spring Meetings of IMF (International Monetary Fund) and the World Bank Group are scheduled to be held in Washington, D.C from the 12th of April 2008 to the 13th of April 2008. The bodies holding the meetings are the "International Monetary and Financial Committee" of International Monetary Fund and the joint committee called by the name of "World Bank- IMF Development Committee".
The general public is barred from participating in these events. The purpose of the 2008 Spring meeting is to assess the performance of the two international bodies, the World Bank and the IMF vis-a-vis their set objectives. Both these organizations are international bodies involved in promoting the general growth and development of the world. Their plans and strategies affect the lives of millions worldwide. Hence, these meetings are self-assessment strategies for these cash rich influential world organizations backed by the economic superpowers.
Itinerary of the 2008 Spring Meetings of International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group
Date |
Time |
Venue |
Meeting particulars |
12 th April, 2008; Saturday |
10:00 am |
Meeting Hall |
'International Monetary and Financial Committee' meeting |
Remarks |
Interested photojournalists are to assemble 15 minutes before the beginning of the event in the designated pressroom. The World Bank/ IMF Press Desks are at the ' Red Level' in the IMF Headquarters. |
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Time: 3:30 pm |
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Venue: Main Press Briefing Room,
Room B-702, IMF Headquarters |
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Press Briefing by IMF Managing Director and IMFC Chair Dominique Strauss- Kahn |
On 13th April 2008, Sunday there is a meeting of the Development Committee. The meeting is scheduled to start at 9:00 a.m.
Photojournalists are to arrive 15 minutes before the starting of the meeting in the designated pressroom. The World Bank/ IMF Press Desks are at the 'Red Level' in the IMF Headquarters.
The venue of the meeting is Preston Auditorium in the World Bank Headquarters.
A press briefing for the same day by World Bank President and DC Chair Robert Zoellick and Dominique Strauss-Kahn who is the IMF Managing Director, is scheduled at the Main Press Briefing Room in the IMF Headquarters. The room number is B-702. However, the time for this event is yet to be announced.