Joint IMF-FCDO Conference
With transformative forces such as geoeconomic fragmentation, extreme weather events, demographic shifts, and advancements in digitalization and artificial intelligence reshaping the global landscape, the conference will examine the challenges facing lower income countries.
The event will take stock of the achievements of the Macro-research in Low-Income Countries Program, a decade-old IMF-FCDO collaboration, and chart the future research agenda in macro development.
Agenda
Joint IMF-FCDO Conference (November 2025)
Multimedia
Please find below the video recordings from the conference.
Welcoming Remarks & Session 1: MRLIC Program: Achievements and Lessons Learned
Session 1: Fiscal and Financial Challenges
Session 2: New Technology and Trade
Session 3: New Data, Tools and Methods
Session 4: Strengthening Resilience and Sustainability
Panel Session 2: High Level Panel on LICs Navigating Global Change & Closing Remarks
Documents
Please find below the list of presentations and discussions from the conference.