Special High-level Meeting with the Bretton Woods institutions, the World Trade Organization and UNCTAD


16 April 2019
New York
, United States of America

This interactive dialogue, as part of the one-day Special High-level Meeting of the Council with the Bretton Woods Institutions, WTO and UNCTAD, aims to improve mutual understanding and policy coherence among the policy-making intergovernmental bodies of the international trade and finance institutions.

It has traditionally focused on systemic issues and some issues of common concern among the institutions.

Chair: H.E. Ms. Inga Rhonda King, President of the Economic and Social Council

Statements by intergovernmental representatives

  • H.E. Inga Rhonda King, President of the Economic and Social Council
  • H.E. Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa, President of the General Assembly
  • H.E. Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister of Finance, Ghana and Chair of the Development Committee
  • H.E. Mr. Salim Baddoura, President, Trade and Development Board, UNCTAD
  • Ms. Sabina Bhatia, Deputy Secretary, IMF on behalf of the Chair of the IMFC
  • Mr. Tim Yeend, Chef de Cabinet and Principal Advisor to the Director-General, WTO on behalf of the General Council, WTO

Interactive Dialogue

Opening remarks

  • Mr. Merza Hasan, Dean of the Board of Executive Directors, WBG
  • Ms. Shona E. Riach, Executive Director and Chair of the Liaison Committee with the World Bank, the United Nations and other International Organizations, IMF

Moderator: Mr. Eduardo Porter, The New York Times

Topic 1: public debt, vulnerabilities and SDGs

  • Mr. Masaaki Kaizuka, Executive Director, IMF
  • Mr. Herve de Villeroche, Executive Director, World Bank Group
  • H. E. Ambassador Valentin Rybakov, Vice President of ECOSOC (Belarus)

Interactive discussions

Topic 2: Fintech and financial inclusion

  • Mr. Koen Davidse, Executive Executive Director, World Bank Group
  • Mr. Vladyslav Rashkovan, Alternate Executive Director, IMF
  • H.E. Mrs. Kira Christianne Danganan-Azucena, Vice President of ECOSOC (The Philippines)

Interactive discussions

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