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Reforming the International Monetary System / Keynote Address

October 11, 2023
Related topics: 
Economy

Chair                          

- Anoop Singh, Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP)

Introduction               

- Michel Camdessus, Former Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF) - Online

Discussants                

- Masood Ahmed, President, Center for Global Development (CGD)

- Jean-Claude Kassi Brou, Governor, Central Bank of Western African States

- Pablo Garcia Silva, Vice Governor, Central Bank of Chile

- Julio Velarde, Governor, Central Bank of Peru (BCRP)

- François Villeroy de Galhau, Governor, Central Bank of France (BdF)

- Hiroshi Watanabe, President of Institute for International Monetary Affairs
 

Closing Remarks

- Bernard Snoy, Chairman, Robert Triffin International (RTI) Association

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