| 1999 Annual
Meetings Boards of Governors World Bank Group International Monetary Fund WASHINGTON, D.C. |
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| Tentative Schedule of Events | ||
| Tuesday, September 21 | ||
| 9:00 a.m. | Press Room opens | IMF Headquarters1 |
| 10:00 a.m. | Press Conference James D. Wolfensohn, President World Bank Group |
IMF Meeting Hall2 |
| Wednesday, September 22 | ||
| 9:00 a.m. | Press Conference | IMF Meeting Hall |
| Michael Mussa, IMF Economic Counselor
and Director, Research Department World Economic Outlook Transcript Listen to the press conference via the web |
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| 4:15 - 5:15 p.m. | IFC: AIG Africa Infrastructure Fund. Mr. Wolfensohn, Mr. Woicke and others Transcript (see: www.ifc.org) |
IMF Multi-Purpose Room |
| Thursday, September 23 | ||
| 9:00 a.m. | Press Conference Michel Camdessus, Managing Director, IMF Transcript Listen to the press conference via the web |
IMF Meeting Hall |
| 11:30 a.m. | IFC Press Conference Exec. VP Mr. Woicke and others |
IMF Multi-Purpose Room |
| 1:00-2:30 p.m. | Bank Press Luncheon: East Asia and Pacific Quarterly Update, EAP Vice Pres. Jean-Michel Severino | IMF B-610 |
| 2:30 p.m. | Bank Press Briefing - Southeast Europe Transcript |
IMF Multi-Purpose Room |
| Friday, September 24 | ||
| 9:00 a.m. | African FINMIN Press Conference Transcript |
IMF Multi-Purpose Room |
| 10:00 a.m. | World Bank Press Briefing Latin America and the Caribbean: Beyond the Center: The Decentralization of the State" |
IMF Multi-Purpose Room |
| 2:00 p.m. | Press Conference World Bank Environment Annual Report "Environment Matters: An Annual Review" |
IMF Multi-Purpose Room |
| 2:30-4:00 p.m. | ESAF in the New Millennium Transcript |
IMF Meeting Halls A&B |
| Saturday, September 25 | ||
| 8:45 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. | Annual Meetings Program of Seminars | Marriott Wardman Park Hotel |
| 10:00 a.m. | Group of 24 Ministers | IMF Meeting Hall |
| 10:00 a.m. | Mr. Stefan Ingves Press Briefing Report on Financial Crisis and Restructuring-- Lessons from Asia Transcript |
IMF B-610 |
| 4:00 p.m. | Press Conference Chairman, Group of 24 Ministers Communique |
IMF Multi-Purpose Room3 |
| Expo | Marriott Wardman Park Hotel | |
| Sunday, September 26 | ||
| 8:00 a.m. (Photo Pool) |
Group of 10 Ministers Communique |
TBA |
| 9:00 a.m. | Joint Meeting of the Interim and Development Committees Statement by the Co-Chairmen |
IMF |
| 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. | Annual Meetings Program of Seminars | Marriott Wardman Park Hotel |
| 3:00 p.m. | Per Jacobbsen Lecture, Mr. Wim Duisenberg, President, ECB The Past and Future of European Integration: A Central Banker's Perspective |
Omni Shoreham Hotel Blue Room |
| 6:00 p.m. | Press Conference Chairman, Interim Committee, Managing Director, IMF Communique |
IMF Multi-Purpose Room |
| Expo | Marriott Wardman Park Hotel | |
| Monday, September 27 | ||
| 8:30 a.m. (Photo Pool) |
Development Committee | World Bank Preston Auditorium |
| 9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m | Annual Meetings Program of Seminars | Marriott Wardman Park Hotel |
| 10:00 a.m. | Global Corporate Governance Forum (GCGF) Mr. Peter Woicke, Managing Director, IFC; Ms. Joanna Shelton, Dpty Secy Genl, OECD; Ms. Nadereh Chamlou, Head of Secretariat, GCGF & Mgr, World Bank Private Sector Development Dept & Knowledge Mgt. Unit. (Mr. Woicke and Ms. Shelton will take questions) |
Omni Shoreham (Room TBA) |
| 10:30-11:00 a.m. | Czech Republic Press Conference Mr. Mertlik, Min. of Finance; Mr. Kasl, Mayor of Prague | IMF Room B-702 |
| 12:45-1:45 p.m. | East Asia 2010 Press Conference Ms. Macapagal-Arroyo, V. Pres., Philippines; Kang Jin Ku, CEO, Samsung, Korea; Roberto de Ocampo, Philippines; Jin Liquin, Vice Min for Fin., China; Harry Harding, GWU School of Intl Affairs |
Marriott-Wardman, McKinley Room |
| 3:45 p.m. | Press Conference Chairman, Development Committee, and President, World Bank Group Communique |
IMF Multi-Purpose Room |
| Expo | Marriott Wardman Park Hotel | |
| Tuesday, September 28 (Press Room Moves to Marriott Wardman Park Hotel) | ||
| 10:00 a.m. (Photo pool) |
Opening Ceremonies | Marriott Wardman Park Hotel |
| Address by the Chairman of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund | ||
| Annual Address, James Wolfensohn, President, World Bank Group |
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| Annual Address, Michel Camdessus, Managing Director, IMF |
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| 2:00-5:00 p.m. | Annual Meetings Program of Seminars | Marriott Wardman Park Hotel |
| 3:00-3:30 p.m. | High-level Steering Group for Donor Coordination in S. East Europe, Press Conference Mr. Solbes Mira, EC; Mr. Wolfensohn | IMF Multi-Purpose Room |
| 5:30 p.m. | IMF African Department Press Conference on "Recent Economic Developments and Prospects in Africa" |
Marriott-Wardman McKinley Room |
| Wednesday, September 29 | ||
| 9:30 a.m. | Annual Discussions (morning session) | Marriott Wardman Park Hotel |
| 9:30-11:30 a.m. | Seminar: Malaysia Economic Update Mustapa Mohemed, 2nd Fin. Min., Malaysia; Jean-Michel Severino, Bank VP for East Asia and the Pacific |
Omni Shreham Hotel Empire Room |
| 3:00 p.m. | Annual Discussions (afternoon session) | Marriott Wardman Park Hotel |
| Thursday, September 30 | ||
| 9:30 a.m. | Annual Discussions Closing Ceremonies | Marriott Wardman Park Hotel |
| Closing Remarks James D. Wolfensohn President, The World Bank Group |
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| 11:00 a.m. | Press Conference James Wolfensohn, President, World Bank Group |
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel |
| 11:30 a.m. | Press Conference Michel Camdessus, Managing Director, IMF Transcript |
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel |
| 1:00-2:00 p.m. | Press Luncheon | Marriott Wardman Park Hotel |
Notes: 1The address of the Press Room is: IMF Headquarters, 700 19th Street NW, Washington, DC 20431. 2The address of the IMF Meeting Hall is: IMF Headquarters, 700 19th Street NW, Washington DC 20431. 3The address of the IMF Multi-Purpose Room is: IMF Headquarters, 700 19th Street NW, Washington DC 20431. | ||