IMF: Global Economy Debate
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and other finance and trade experts gathered at the IMF on Thursday for a debate on the global economy. Much of the talk focused on how to counter what Georgieva has called a…
IMFC PRESSER
The world’s financial leaders vowed to work together to counter what the International Monetary Fund has called a “synchronized slowdown” of global economic growth. The IMC’s policy making body met in Washington on Saturday and issued a communique calling for…
10 Superfoods for people over 50
By Lynn Allison From Newsmax As we get older, our bodies go through some major physiological changes, says nutritional expert Tara Collingwood M.S., RDN, co-author of “Flat Belly Cookbook for Dummies.” “Men and women alike are susceptible to bone loss,…
None of top-selling kids’ drinks meet health recommendations
From Newsmax Drinks marketed to children often contain loads of unhealthy sugars and sweeteners, and they come in packages that deliver too-large servings, a new report finds. None of 34 sweetened drinks aimed at the youth market meet nutrition recommendations…
IMF Plenary
At the open of the 2019 Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva urged policymakers to resolve trade tensions, promote sustainable growth and invest in human capital. In a keynote speech…
Shipwrecked
Pirates Week 2019: Shipwrecked The Pirates are struggling to stay afloat but they are still heading to the Cayman Islands for #PiratesWeek2019 thanks to the Cayman Islands Catboat Club and Maritime Heritage Foundation. Learn more at www.piratesweekfestival.com Still photography by Jason WashingtonVideo production by Freddy…
IMF family
IMF FAMILY PHOTO IMFC The International Monetary and Financial Committee gathers in Washington for the IMF’s Annual Meetings. Leaders are looking to boost cooperation and communication to move the global economy away from what the IMF is calling a “synchronized slowdown”…
IMF Sustainable Development goals
Experts gathered at the International Monetary Fund on Thursday for a discussion titled “Sustainable Development Goals: Making It Happen.” A panel of finance, development and thought leaders discussed how to pursue the Sustainable Development Goals a comprehensive agenda that countries…
Bretton Woods at 75: The future of multilateralism
*Monday at Georgetown Law + via Live Stream* As the World Bank and IMF turn 75, experts discuss the “crisis of multilateralism” and the future of trade, inclusive globalization, human rights & governance and more WASHINGTON – Georgetown Law’s Center for the…
Erdogan vows to crush Kurds if they don’t leave by Tuesday
From Newsmax Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to resume Turkey’s offensive against Kurdish forces in northeast Syria if they don’t withdraw by the end of a U.S.-brokered five-day truce on Tuesday night. Kurdish and Turkish officials have repeatedly accused…
















