[stop-imf] IMF/WB meetings reschedule

[Robert Weissman]

News Brief No. 01/103
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October 17, 2001
International Monetary Fund
700 19th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20431 USA


                             IMFC and Development Committee Meetings To Be
Held November 17-18, 2001 in Ottawa

                         The Managing Director of the International
Monetary Fund, Horst K=9Ahler, and the President of the World Bank, James D=
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                         Wolfensohn, after consultation with the
institutions' Boards of Executive Directors, and with the chairmen of the
International
                         Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) and the
Development Committee (DC), Gordon Brown and Yashwant Sinha, are
                         pleased to accept the invitation made by the
Canadian Finance Minister, Paul Martin, to host meetings of the IMFC and
DC in
                         Ottawa on November 17-18, 2001.

                         These meetings will bring together ministers and
central bank governors from around the world to discuss issues of
                         importance to the membership of the IMF and World
Bank, especially including the global economic outlook in the wake of
                         the tragic events of September 11; their impact,
in particular, on the poorest; the ongoing work to improve the stability
of the
                         international financial system; and preparations
for the forthcoming United Nations Conference on Financing for
                         Development.

                                                       IMF EXTERNAL
RELATIONS DEPARTMENT