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Finance and Development, June 2017
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IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato visited Chad on May 19-20, combining policy discussions with the authorities with a firsthand view of one of the refugee camps that Chad is supporting with help from the international community.
The IMF has been battling perceptions that it is holding back critical health spending— including on HIV/AIDS—in countries with IMF-supported adjustment programs. To increase awareness about its approach, the IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Department invited donors, international agencies, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to discuss the issue on January 19.
Under the aegis of the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank, approximately 190 legislators from over 80 countries gathered in Paris on February 14-16 to discuss a wide range of development issues. This fifth annual meeting of the organization, which also drew governmerit officials, civil society I organizations, and representatives from the World I Bank and the IMF, I focused on rising concerns over the prospects for meeting the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals (MDGs); continued frustration with trade and market access; the importance of improving the accountability of the international financial institutions; donor policies; and efforts to strengthen the role of parliamentarians in promoting development.