The World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Annual Meetings are coming soon! This year the meetings will be held over a 3-day period, from October 20 to 22, at the WB and IMF headquarters in Washington D.C.

Civil society groups are organising events from October 18. Also, from October 14 to 21, various citizen actions and mobilizations will take place worldwide, as part of the Week of Global Action vs. Debt and IFIs.

These will take the form of special meetings inside and outside Washington. For the first time Robert Zoellick is in office at the World Bank and Rato will be closing its term in advance at the IMF. The IFIs role and legitimacy is being hardly questioned, and the IMF selection process of the new Managing Director is another example of that (read updated comments on IMF leadership selection process blog). Regarding this and other hot topics we would like to hear your opinions.

If you are attending the Washington's Meetings, please list yourself in the Who's in Town list, use the 2007 Annual Meetings WB - IMF blog to reflect on your personal experiences and view the list of events where actions of Civil Society will take place: 2007 Annual Meetings of WB and IMF

Check the IFIwatchnet coverage during the annual meetings season and keep yourself informed with day to day updates and analysis!

9th September 2007