Macro Week 2024

Date

October 21, 9:00 AM EDT to October 25, 2024, 4:00 PM EDT
PIIE Webcast, Washington, DC

Keynote Speakers: Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Jadaan (Minister of Finance, Saudi Arabia), Agnès Bénassy-Quéré (Governor, Banque de France), Mário Centeno (Governor, Bank of Portugal), Shaktikanta Das (Governor, Reserve Bank of India), Carlos Fernández Valdovinos (Minister of Economy and Finance, Paraguay), Adrian Orr (Governor, Reserve Bank of New Zealand), Olli Rehn (Governor, Bank of Finland), Daniel Risch (Prime Minister, Liechtenstein) and Ida Wolden Bache (Governor, Norges Bank)

Host: Adam S. Posen (PIIE)

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Remarks by Saudi Arabia's Minister of Finance Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Jadaan

Monday, October 21, 2024, 5:15 PM EDT

Bank of Portugal Governor Mário Centeno on inflation convergence

Tuesday, October 22, 2024, 9:00 AM EDT

Mário Centeno (Bank of Portugal) discusses the risks of inflation undershooting its target if monetary policy remains tight for too long.

Paraguay's Minister of Economy and Finance Carlos Fernández Valdovinos on the road to investment grade 

Tuesday, October 22, 2024, 11:00 AM EDT

Bank of Finland Governor Olli Rehn on the European economy: Gradual recovery in the shadow of geopolitics 

Tuesday, October 22, 2024, 2:00 PM EDT

Geneva Report launch: Much Money, Little Capital, and Few Reforms

Wednesday, October 23, 2024, 9:00 AM EDT

Authors Stijn Claessens (Yale School of Management) and Beatrice Weder di Mauro (Centre for Economic Policy Research; Geneva Graduate Institute) present the key findings of the 27th Geneva Report on the World Economy, Much Money, Little Capital, and Few Reforms: The 2023 banking turmoil. Stefan Ingves (Toronto Centre; Former Governor, Sveriges Riksbank) shares his remarks on the report as well.

Banque de France Deputy Governor Agnès Bénassy-Quéré on monetary policy transmission across the euro area

Wednesday, October 23, 2024, 11:00 AM EDT

Deputy Governor Agnès Bénassy-Quéré (Banque de France) centers her remarks on the intersection of micro and macroeconomic analysis, with a specific focus on French corporations. Jacob Funk Kirkegaard (PIIE) moderates the discussion and audience Q&A.

Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor Adrian Orr on monetary policy during periods of economic volatility

Wednesday, October 23, 2024, 1:00 PM EDT

Liechtenstein's path to IMF membership: Advancing good economic policy in the face of misinformation 

Wednesday, October 23, 2024, 3:00 PM EDT

Adam S. Posen (PIIE) moderates a discussion between Daniel Risch (Prime Minister, Liechtenstein) and Yan Liu (General Counsel, IMF). 

Working Together for Better Climate Action

Wednesday, October 23, 2024, 5:00 PM EDT

Joint Task Force on Climate Action, Carbon Pricing, and Policy Spillovers report launch

The report Working Together for Better Climate Action was prepared by a task force consisting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the World Bank Group, and the World Trade Organization (WTO). The report is presented by the authors, followed by a panel discussion between representatives of the participating organizations: Ruud de Mooij, deputy director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF; Álvaro Santos Pereira, chief economist, OECD; Chantal Line Carpentier, head of the Trade, Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Branch, UNCTAD; Indermit Gill, chief economist, World Bank; Ralph Ossa, chief economist, WTO.

Norges Bank Governor Ida Wolden Bache on monetary policy trade-offs in a small open economy: The case of Norway

Thursday, October 24, 2024, 1:15 PM EDT

Remarks by Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das

Friday, October 25, 2024, 3:00 PM EDT

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Event Summary

As the International Monetary Fund and World Bank hold their Fall 2024 meetings in Washington, the Peterson Institute for International Economics convenes central bankers, finance officials, and more from around the world for a series of speeches and onstage discussions on macroeconomic issues hosted by PIIE president Adam S. Posen.

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As the International Monetary Fund and World Bank hold their annual meetings in Washington, the Peterson Institute for International Economics convenes central bankers, finance officials, and more from around the world for a series of speeches and onstage discussions on macroeconomic issues hosted by PIIE president Adam S. Posen.