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Annual Meetings Addresses and Statements

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This site contains statements and videos relating to the Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group, as submitted. The statements reflect only the views of the speakers and not those of the IMF and the World Bank Group.

 

Opening Address by the Chairman, the Hon. Riad Toufic Salameh, Governor of the Fund and the World Bank for Lebanon, at the Joint Annual Discussion

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Address by Christine Lagarde, Chairman of the Executive Board and Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, to the Board of Governors of the Fund, at the Joint Annual Discussion

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Address by Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, to the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group, at the Joint Annual Discussion

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Philippines

Statement by the Hon. Amando M. Tetangco, Governor of the IMF for Philippines

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Turkey

Statement by the Hon. Ali Babacan, Governor of the IMF for Turkey

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Qatar

Statement by the Hon. Yousef Hussain Kamal, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank Group for Qatar, on behalf of the Arab Governors

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Denmark

Statement by the Hon. Nils Bernstein, Governor of the IMF for Denmark, on behalf of the Nordic and Baltic Countries

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Vietnam

Statement by the Hon. Le Minh Hung, Governor of the IMF for Vietnam

Japan

Statement by the Hon. Koriki Jojima, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank Group for Japan

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Poland, Republic of

Statement by the Hon. Marek Belka, Governor of the World Bank Group for Republic of Poland

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Statement by the Hon. Patrice Kitebi Kibol Mvul, Governor of the World Bank Group for Democratic Republic of the Congo, on behalf of the African Governors

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Vanuatu

Statement by the Hon. Georges Maniuru, Governor of the World Bank Group for Vanuatu, on behalf of the Pacific Constituency

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Sri Lanka

Statement by the Hon. Sarath Amunugama, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank Group for Sri Lanka

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Bolivia

Statement by the Hon. Luis Arce Catacora, Governor of the IMF for Bolivia

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India

Statement by the Hon. P. Chidambaram, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank Group for India

Bangladesh

Statement by the Hon. Abul Maal A. Muhith, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank Group for Bangladesh

Philippines

Statement by the Hon. Cesar V. Purisima, Governor of the World Bank Group for Philippines

China, People's Republic of

Statement by the Hon. Yi Gang, Alternate Governor of the IMF for People's Republic of China

Korea, Republic of

Statement by the Hon. Jaewan Bahk, Governor of the IMF for Republic of Korea

Malaysia

Statement by the Hon. Ahmad Husni HANADZLAH, Governor of the World Bank Group for Malaysia

Myanmar

Statement by the Hon. Win Shein, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank Group for Myanmar

Thailand

Statement by the Hon. Areepong Bhoocha-Oom, Governor of the World Bank Group for Thailand

Malta

Statement by the Hon. Josef Bonnici, Governor of the IMF for Malta

Germany

Statement by the Hon. Jens Weidmann, Governor of the IMF for Germany

Grenada

Statement by the Hon. V. Nazim Burke, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank Group for Grenada, on behalf of the Joint Caribbean Group

Ireland

Statement by the Hon. Michael Noonan, T.D., Governor of the IMF and the World Bank Group for Ireland

Cambodia

Statement by the Hon. Chea Chanto, Governor of the IMF for Cambodia, and by the Hon. Keat Chhon, Governor of the World Bank Group for Cambodia

Iceland

Statement by the Hon. Ossur Skarphédinsson, Governor of the World Bank Group for Iceland, on behalf of the Bank Nordic Countries

New Zealand

Statement by the Hon. Bill English, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank Group for New Zealand

Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of

Statement by the Hon. Emilia Pires, Governor of the World Bank Group for Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste

France

Statement by the Hon. Pierre Moscovici, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank Group for France

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Tonga

Statement by the Hon. Siosi Cocker Mafi, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank Group for Tonga

Indonesia

Statement by the Hon. Agus D.W. Martowardojo, Governor of the World Bank Group for Indonesia

Belgium

Statement by the Hon. Steven Vanackere, Governor of the World Bank Group for Belgium

Iran, Islamic Republic of

Statement by the Hon. Seyyed Shams Al-din Hosseini, Governor of the World Bank Group for Islamic Republic of Iran

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Australia

Statement by the Hon. Wayne Swan, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank Group for Australia

Nepal

Statement by the Hon. Barshaman Pun, Governor of the World Bank Group for Nepal

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Fiji

Statement by the Hon. Barry Whiteside, Governor of the IMF for Fiji

Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of

Statement by the Hon. Omar Zakhilwal, Governor of the World Bank Group for Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Lao People's Democratic Republic

Statement by the Hon. Santiphab Phomvihane, Governor of the World Bank Group for Lao People's Democratic Republic