LIVE NOW: IMF Updates Its World Economic Outlook

Published on October 22, 2024

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) holds a media briefing at 9 a.m. ET on Oct. 22 to update its World Economic Outlook. Speakers: Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, director of the Research Department, IMF Petya Koeva-Brooks, deputy director of the Research Department, IMF Jean-Marc Natal, division chief of the Research Department, IMF ...

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