## A Window of Opportunity Remains Open: The Managing Director’s Global Policy Agenda Update

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [A Window of Opportunity Remains Open: The Managing Director’s Global Policy Agenda Update](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/policy-papers/issues/2018/04/18/md-spring-meetings-global-policy-agenda-041918)

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: April 19, 2018

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### Global outlook
- "The momentum behind the cyclical global expansion remains strong."
- Growth assessment framed as short-to-medium term: risks may materialize "beyond the next several quarters."

### Downside risks
- Escalating trade conflicts.
- Financial market volatility.

### Policy priorities to sustain the upswing
- "Enhance financial sector resilience."
- "Start rebuilding policy space."
- "Implement structural reforms–including on corruption and governance."
- "Promote an open and rulesbasedmultilateral trade system that works for all."
- "Durably reduce excess global imbalances."
- Adopt "a cooperative approach to regulation" to realize "the benefits of financial technology, while addressing risks to stability and integrity."

### IMF work program and reviews
- The Fund is "embarking on major policy reviews, including on surveillance, the Financial Sector Assessment Program, program conditionality, concessional lending tools, debt sustainability analysis, and capacity development."
- The Fund has "launched a comprehensive work program on the opportunities and challenges from digitalization."

### Additional note
- The IMF eLibrary offers "over 25,000 IMF publications in multiple formats."

*A Window of Opportunity Remains Open: The Managing Director’s Global Policy Agenda Update — April 19, 2018*

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## Content in this bundle

- **THE MANAGING DIRECTOR’S Spring 2018 UPDATE: The Window of Opportunity Remains Open**
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_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/policy-papers/issues/2018/04/18/md-spring-meetings-global-policy-agenda-041918_