IMF Will Bring Annual Meetings to Campus

Students can volunteer for sessions on Oct. 7-12; CNN debate with Christine Lagarde open to GW community.

September 24, 2014

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Christine Lagarde will participate in a CNN debate open to the university community during the IMF annual meetings.

The International Monetary Fund will hold its annual meetings at the George Washington University in early October, providing students a chance to volunteer at several sessions and get a firsthand look at the inner-workings of the global organization.

Made up of 188 countries, the IMF works to promote economic growth, shared prosperity and financial stability across the world. The organization holds annual meetings with the World Bank once a year to discuss progress, international affairs and developments in the global economy.

The meetings at GW will take place from Oct. 7-12.

This year, the annual meetings boast a variety of seminars on a range of topics, including women’s participation in the labor force, financial growth in Africa and Asia and the future of Latin America. IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde will participate in a CNN debate on Oct. 9. Students, staff and faculty can register to attend select events in Jack Morton and Lisner Auditorium.

This is the second time the IMF has organized its annual meeting at the university. Last year, Ms. Lagarde gave a keynote address in which she analyzed the future of the global economy following a devastating economic recession and urged the U.S. to raise its debt ceiling. Two GW graduate students also participated in a youth dialogue session. In April, the IMF’s biannual spring meetings took place at GW, bringing thousands of scholars, journalists, economists and policymakers to campus.