IMF Today

Marrakech, Morocco

October 9-14, 2023

IMF Today is an award-winning live broadcast program that goes beyond the day’s headlines and delivers a deep dive on topics of interest to stakeholders and participants during the IMF-World Bank Group 2024 Spring Meetings. Bringing you influential voices via live and recorded interviews, it examines the key themes from the Meetings from different angles. 

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Episode One: Monday, October 9

The 2023 Annual Meetings in Marrakech kick off with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva discussing the costs of geoeconomic fragmentation. IMF Secretary Ceda Ogada also joins to describe the road to Marrakech.

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Episode Two: Tuesday, October 10

The IMF releases its flagship reports—the World Economic Outlook and Global Financial Stability Report. IMF Chief Economist and Economic Counsellor Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas takes you behind the headline numbers. Financial Times Chief Economics Commentator Martin Wolf offers his take on the flagships and the global economy.

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Episode Three: Wednesday, October 11

Climate is on the agenda today. IMF Deputy Managing Director Bo Li discusses how the Fund is helping member countries combat the climate crisis. Minister Marlene Malahoo Forte of Jamaica provides her on-the-ground perspective on how the IMF can support members’ climate policies.

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Episode Four: Thursday, October 12

Growth, development, and how to pay for it all. IMF Deputy Managing Director Antoinette Sayeh offers policymakers in emerging market and developing economies strategies to boost growth in the current environment. Harvard University’s Jason Furman addresses domestic resource mobilization, inflation, and more.

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Episode Five: Friday, October 13

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde joins the debate on the global economy. IMF department heads Abe Selassie (Africa) and Jihad Azour (Middle East and Central Asia) put the focus on youth and jobs in Africa and the Arab world.

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Episode Six: Saturday, October 14

International Monetary and Financial Committee Chair Nadia Calvino discusses the path forward for the IMF and the global economy. IMF Communications Director and Spokesperson Julie Kozack reflects on these historic meetings in Marrakech.