Qatar moves to Ottowa
Sweepie | 18.10.2001 10:38
News Brief No. 01/103
October 17, 2001
International Monetary Fund
700 19th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20431 USA
IMFC and Development Committee Meetings To Be Held November 17-18, 2001 in Ottawa The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Horst Kšhler, and the President of the World Bank, James D. Wolfensohn, after consultation with the institutions’ Boards of Executive Directors, and with the chairmen of the International
Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) and the
Development Committee (DC), Gordon Brown and Yashwant Sinha, are pleased to accept the invitation made by the
Canadian Finance Minister, Paul Martin, to host meetings of the IMFC and DC in Ottawa on November 17-18, 2001.
These meetings will bring together ministers and central bank governors from around the world to discuss issues of
importance to the membership of the IMF and World Bank, especially including the global economic outlook in the wake of the tragic events of September 11; their impact,
in particular, on the poorest; the ongoing work to improve the stability of the international financial system; and preparations for the forthcoming United Nations Conference on Financing for Development.
October 17, 2001
International Monetary Fund
700 19th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20431 USA
IMFC and Development Committee Meetings To Be Held November 17-18, 2001 in Ottawa The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Horst Kšhler, and the President of the World Bank, James D. Wolfensohn, after consultation with the institutions’ Boards of Executive Directors, and with the chairmen of the International
Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) and the
Development Committee (DC), Gordon Brown and Yashwant Sinha, are pleased to accept the invitation made by the
Canadian Finance Minister, Paul Martin, to host meetings of the IMFC and DC in Ottawa on November 17-18, 2001.
These meetings will bring together ministers and central bank governors from around the world to discuss issues of
importance to the membership of the IMF and World Bank, especially including the global economic outlook in the wake of the tragic events of September 11; their impact,
in particular, on the poorest; the ongoing work to improve the stability of the international financial system; and preparations for the forthcoming United Nations Conference on Financing for Development.
Sweepie
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Qatar is WTO, this is IMF / WB meeting
18.10.2001 11:19
Ottowa mtg has already been posted here at:
WB, IMF, AND G20 - IN OTTAWA, CANADA NOVEMBER 16-18
And this from Guardian:
Qatar dismisses WTO security fears
Charlotte Denny Thursday October 18, 2001
The Guardian
The tiny Gulf state of Qatar declared last night that it was determined to go ahead with plans to host a meeting of the World Trade Organisation next month, dismissing suggestions that security fears will keep European and American diplomats away.
The oil-rich state has spent about $30m preparing for the talks on a new round of trade liberalisation, the first since the WTO's meeting in Seattle saw riot police battle protesters on the streets.
Since the US began bombing Afghanistan, trade negotiators have voiced increasing concerns about Qatar's proximity to the warzone. A final decision will be taken by the WTO's ruling council.
Meanwhile meetings of the key International Monetary Fund and World Bank committees, postponed after the US attacks, have been re-scheduled for Ottawa on November 17-18. The talks will examine ways of boosting growth.
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Its a reschedule of cancelled meetings in DC
18.10.2001 11:29
Ottowa is just the rescheduling of the meeting that was supposed to happen in Washington DC September 29th/30th etc but which was cancelled after the attacks on US:
IMF, World Bank Plan to Hold Meeting in Ottawa Next Month
By Paul Blustein Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, October 18, 2001; Page E16
G-20 finance ministers, IMF and World Bank policy-makers to meet in Canada next month
The Associated Press 10/17/01 8:33 PM
OTTAWA (AP) -- Finance ministers from G-20 nations and policy-makers of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank will meet in Canada next month after security concerns forced them to change venues.
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From Washington to Ottawa
18.10.2001 12:48
The Worldbank / IMF meetings in Washington DC had been cancelled after the attacks on the WTC and the Pentagon on 11 September. Up to 100,000 people had planned to protest against the conference. Instead, there were large anti-war actions around the original conference date (see the "World" section on this site).
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