South Africa
November 25, 2008
India
November 17, 2008
Romania
November 10, 2008
Gulf Cooperation Council
November 06, 2008
Economic Advisory Committee in Washington, DC
November 13, 2008 — The Institute held its fall EAC meeting in Washington, DC, on November 13 and 14, 2008. The event, taking place at the IIF offices, was attended by more than 50 leading economists and country risk officers from around the world. Graeme Wheeler, Managing Director of Operations at the World Bank delivered the keynote speech at the dinner. Reza Moghadam, Director of Strategy, Policy and Review Department at the International Monetary Fund, also made a presentation on the IMF’s new lending facility.
Group of 20 Summit Provides Opportunity for Far-Reaching Reforms, says IIF. Financial services firms recognize their responsibility to restore trust.
November 10, 2008 — The leadership of the Institute of International Finance stated in a letter to the Group of 20 that the private sector takes responsibility for the shortcomings in the risk management of financial institutions that the crisis has exposed. The IIF’s leaders said, “The private financial sector recognizes and is acting upon its responsibility to contribute to the restoration of trust and confidence in financial markets.”
Emerging Markets Briefing
November 5, 2008 — The massive and coordinated global policy response shows increasing signs of tempering the growing global liquidity crisis, lifting virtually all emerging markets in the last week. Evidence of economic weakness is widespread and growing, however, suggesting that recession worries will endure even as liquidity concerns fade.
November 2008 Capital Markets Monitor
November 5, 2008 — Support measures by mature and emerging market governments and the IMF have diminished the sense of systemic crisis. However, progress in addressing the unholy trinity of the financial crisis—troubled assets, capital inadequacy and funding illiquidity—has been mixed.
November 2008 Global Economic Monitor
November 20, 2008 — The global economy has entered a phase of significant economic weakness. The key issues for the next few months are how pervasive this weakness will be, and how financial markets and policy makers will react. The early signs are not encouraging.
Banks Commit to Take All Necessary Actions to Contribute to Stability, say IIF Leaders
October 12, 2008 — Given today’s difficult conditions leaders of the global financial industry underscored that, “We accept the responsibility to take whatever actions are needed to contribute to stability now and in the future. This commitment reflects the unanimous view of the IIF’s Board of Directors,” stated Dr. Josef Ackermann, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Institute of International Finance, Chairman of the Management Board and of the Group Executive Committee of Deutsche Bank AG.
2008 IIF Annual Membership Meeting Statements by Dr. Josef Ackermann and Mr. William Rhodes
October 12, 2008 — IIF Board Chairman Josef Ackermann and IIF First Vice Chairman William Rhodes discuss issues concerning global financial markets, as well as the outlook for the global economy and capital flows to emerging markets at the Institute's 2008 Annual Membership Meeting on October 12, 2008.
2009 MENA CEO Meeting
February 22-23, 2009
Cairo, Egypt
The IIF’s Twelfth Annual Meeting of Middle Eastern & North African Bank Chief Executives, hosted by Arab African International Bank will take place on February 22-23, 2009 in Cairo.
2009 Latin American Chief Executives Meeting
March 23-25, 2009
Lima, Peru
The 2009 IIF Annual Meeting of Latin American Chief Executives will be hosted by Banco de Crédito del Perú, in Lima, Peru on March 23-25.
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2008 IIF Annual Membership Meeting
October 10-12, 2008
Washington D.C.
The 2008 IIF Annual Membership Meeting brought together more than 800 leading bankers representing IIF member banks and firms from around the world to discuss important and pressing issues in global finance.
Presentations, the Meeting in Review Newsletter, and board statements are now available on the website. More content from the meeting will be posted as it becomes available.
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