Each spring, thousands of government officials, private sector representatives, journalists, civil society representatives, and other interested observers gather in Washington D.C. for the Spring Meetings of the IMF and World Bank. At the heart of the gathering are meetings of the IMF’s International Monetary and Financial Committee and the joint World Bank-IMF Development Committee, which discuss progress on the work of the IMF and World Bank. Also featured are seminars, regional briefings, press conferences, and many other events focused on the global economy, international development, and the world’s financial markets.
This year, the World Bank-IMF spring meeting is held on April 20-22, 2012, where the IMF aims to raise $400 billion in funds to help rescue debt-ridden Euro zone countries. On the sidelines of the meeting, Finance Ministers from the G-20 countries will also meet.