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The Global Parliamentary Forum (GPF) is the flagship parliamentary event at the Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), organized jointly by the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and IMF (PN), the WBG, and IMF. The event gathers approximately 200 legislators from around
date: 21.04.2025
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View programme Alternatively, see the 2024 GPF Programme here: in English, en français, en español See the 2024 GPF Biographies here: in English Recaps Day 1 Day 2 Context Since their creation in 1944, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) have evolved in their composition, mission, a
date: 21.10.2024
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The Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) are annual gatherings that bring together finance ministers, central bank governors, development experts, private sector executives, civil society representatives, parliamentarians and academics to discuss global economic and develop
date: 15.04.2024
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The Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and IMF (PN), in partnership with the World Bank, is organizing a 90-minute Parliamentary Dialogue Series on November 9, 2023, allowing Members of Parliament (MPs) from across the globe to participate in consultations on the draft World Bank Gender Strategy 2024-30.
date: 9.11.2023
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The 2023 Annual Meetings of the IMF and the World Bank will take place in Marrakech, Morocco, in October 2023. The Annual Meetings provide a forum for international cooperation and enable the Bank and Fund to better serve their member countries.
date: 9.10.2023
location: Bab Ighli, Marrakesh, Morocco
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location: Bab Ighli, Marrakesh, Morocco
Monday, April 10 Pt 1 Pt 2 Tuesday, April 11 Pt 3 Pt 4 Pt 5 – 2023 Global Young MP Initiative See more videos from MPs here Globally, prices continue to rise and growth rates remain too low. Two-hundred million people now wake up without enough to eat and we are off track […]
date: 10.04.2023
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The Parliamentary Network, initially founded in 2000 as an independent, non-governmental organization, provides a platform for Parliamentarians from WBG and IMF member countries to advocate for increased accountability and transparency in development cooperation. The Ukraine Chapter of the Parliamentary Network acts Image: Photo by Max Kukurudziak on Unsplash
date: 13.01.2023
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The Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and IMF together with the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund are proposing a 90-minute Parliamentary Dialogue Series focusing on the future of finance.
Digital Money, Cryptocurrency and the Future of Finance
date: 14.12.2022
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The Global Parliamentary Forum on the side lines of the World Bank and IMF Annual Meetings engages legislators in a dialogue on matters related to development and the global economy with their parliamentary peers, World Bank Group and IMF management, and other stakeholders. It serves as a platform to set the context around
Innovative Solutions for Turbulent Times The Urgent Need for Climate Finance
date: 11.10.2022
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The Global Parliamentary Forum on the side lines of the World Bank and IMF Annual Meetings engages legislators in a dialogue on matters related to development and the global economy with their parliamentary peers, World Bank Group and IMF management, and other stakeholders. It serves as a platform to set the context around
Safeguarding Food Supply Chains
date: 10.10.2022
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The Global Parliamentary Forum on the side lines of the World Bank and IMF Annual Meetings engages legislators in a dialogue on matters related to development and the global economy with their parliamentary peers, World Bank Group and IMF management, and other stakeholders. It serves as a platform to set the context around
Investing in People, Transforming Communities – Human Capital Results in Africa
date: 6.10.2022
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A global food crisis is pushing many countries toward famine as hunger levels surpassed all previous records in 2021 as reported by the 2022 Global Report on Food Crises, with close to 193 million people acutely food insecure—nearly 40 million more people than during the previous high reached in 2020.
date: 22.06.2022
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The worldwide community is making efforts to mitigate the consequences of COVID-19 and counteract the impact of the health pandemic on the global economy, employment, and human capital. The crisis underscored the strong links between human and planetary health; natural disasters, ecosystem loss and other climate shocks will
date: 18.04.2022
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The Parliamentary Dialogue Series is an initiative of the Parliamentary Network supported by the World Bank Group and the IMF to discuss the most pressing and pertinent development issues, on a quarterly basis.
date: 23.03.2022
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This event will give participating Members of Parliament exclusive access to high-level spokespeople from across the World Bank Group to learn about the organization’s structure, mandate, operations, results, challenges and priorities. They will have the opportunity to dialogue directly with World Bank Group representativ
date: 22.02.2022
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As G7 finance ministers and governors of central banks gather at the G20 meetings on 30th and 31st October, they face a choice: end the pandemic soon or watch new variants wreak social and economic havoc across the world. G7 nations have delivered just 20 per cent of the vaccines they promised to poorer nations, […]
date: 16.11.2021
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The next Global Parliamentary Forum will take place virtually ahead of the Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group & IMF, from 6-8 & 11 October 2021, with the overarching theme “Building Back Stronger, Fairer and Greener”. The Virtual Global Parliamentary Forum at the World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings (AMs) gathers
date: 6.10.2021
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Visual Summary of the Meeting, by Zara Fina
date: 17.06.2021
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Visual Summary of the Meeting, by Zara Fina
date: 10.06.2021
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The impact of COVID-19 is testing the MENA region’s resilience, risking exacerbation of regional competition and political instability as well as fragility in some cases. The pandemic is forcing governments to make quick decisions, manage crisis coordination and implement drastic measures to protect communities at risk. M
date: 20.05.2021
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The Global Parliamentary Workshop took place virtually ahead of the Spring Meetings of the World Bank & IMF, from the 5-6 April 2021, with the overarching theme “From the Pandemic to the Paris Agreement: How to avoid a great divergence.” The COVID-19 pandemic has created social and economic hardship across the world
date: 5.04.2021
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The Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and IMF is pleased to announce a Virtual Parliamentary Briefing on Supporting Countries in Delivering the COVID-19 Vaccines jointly organised with the World Bank Group. The event will take place on 17 February 2021. The briefing will convene a roundtable of legislators, including
date: 17.02.2021
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Anthony Gooch, Director for Public Affairs and Communications of the OECD welcomed the participants to the first session on Forging a New Consensus for Economic, Social and Environmental Progress. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD delivered introductory remarks on the economic and social effects of the COVID-19 p
date: 9.02.2021
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