October 5, 2010 - 11:40 AMT
Washington to host IMF, WB Annual Meetings Oct. 8-10

This year’s Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group will take place in Washington D.C. October 8-10, 2010.

The Annual Meetings will occur ahead of the meetings of the International Monetary and Financial Committee, the Development Committee, the Group of Ten, the Group of Twenty-Four, and various other groups of members. At the conclusion of their meetings, the International Monetary and Financial Committee and the Development Committee, as well as several other groups, issue communiqués. The Annual Meetings will include a day of plenary sessions, during which Governors take up matters of business and consult with one another.

The Boards of Governors will make decisions on how current international monetary issues should be addressed and approve corresponding resolutions.