Statement by IMF
Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and World Bank Group President
David Malpass on the 2020 IMF-World Bank Group Annual Meetings
Washington, DC - Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the
International Monetary Fund (IMF), and David Malpass, President of the
World Bank Group (WBG), today issued the following statement on the
format of the 2020 Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the
IMF and WBG:
“As we continue to monitor the situation of COVID-19 around the
world, and given the ongoing health concerns related to the pandemic,
the Managements of the IMF and World Bank Group recommend that the
2020 IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings, to take place in the week of
October 12-18, be held in a primarily virtual format this year
“While we are preparing for a virtual scenario, we remain flexible
with the format of the meetings in light of developments and will
work, in consultation with our Executive Boards, to accommodate the
needs of our membership. Our goal is to serve our membership
effectively while ensuring the health and safety of Annual Meetings’
participants, staff, and the local community in the Washington DC area.”