2009 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in Istanbul
Bern, 2.10.2009 - President Hans-Rudolf Merz as head of the delegation, State Secretary Jean-Pierre Gerber, SECO Director, and Jean-Pierre Roth, Chairman of the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank (SNB), will take part in the joint Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group in Istanbul from 3 - 7 October 2009. The most important topics of discussion in the meetings of the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) will be the current global economic prospects and the outlook for financial markets. In addition, the Committee will discuss the mandate and the governance of the Monetary Fund. The focus of the discussions in the Development Committee will be an examination of the financial resources and the current governance reforms in the World Bank.