Updates

Increase debt suspension arrangements to offer low-income and middle-income countries fiscal space – heads of state

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada, Prime Minister Andrew Holness of Jamaica and UN Secretary-General António Guterres convened the virtual meeting March 30, 2021/AfDB Several heads of state and government, the United Nations and heads of multilateral development finance institutions on Monday called for expansion of the Debt Service Suspension […]

IOSCO Technical Expert Group to undertake an assessment of the technical recommendations to be developed as part of the IFRS Foundation’s sustainability project

March 30, 2021/IOSCO IOSCO welcomes the press release issued by the Trustees of the IFRS Foundation (the Trustees) on 22 March 2021 announcing the formation of a working group chaired by the IFRS Foundation to undertake technical preparation for a potential international Sustainability Standards Board (SSB) under the governance of […]

IMF MD Kristalina Georgieva Appoints Bernard Lauwers as Director of the Finance Department

March 29, 2021/IMF Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), today announced her intention to appoint Bernard Lauwers as Director of the Finance Department. Mr. Lauwers will succeed Andrew Tweedie, whose departure was announced in February. Mr. Lauwers is expected to begin his work in this […]