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
