March 22, 2018/IMF

The IMF will release the Analytical Chapters of the April 2018 World Economic Outlook and hold a webinar to discuss them at 10:00 a.m. Washington DC time (14:00 GMT) on April 9, 2018.

The webinar on the release of the chapters will be webcast live on imf.org and the IMF Press Center. Journalists are encouraged to submit questions on the IMF Press Center ahead of the start of the event.

 Who:             Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti, Deputy Director, Research Department

                        Oya Celasun, Chief, World Economic Studies Division, Research Department
                        Helge Berger, Assistant Director, Research Department

                        Francesco Grigoli, Lead author of Chapter 2

                        Wenjie Chen, Lead author of Chapter 3

                        Florence Jaumotte, Lead author of Chapter 4

When:             10:00 a.m. Washington DC time (14:00 GMT), April 9, 2018  

Documents under embargo will be made available online in advance.

What:                Analytical Chapters of the World Economic Outlook

How:                  IMF Press Center

When:                From April 6, 2018

Embargo lifts:  11:00 a.m. Washington DC time (15:00 GMT), April 9, 2018

IMF contact person: Olga Stankova  ostankova@imf.org