IMF And World Bank Reconsidering Meetings Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

The World Bank and IMF are reconsidering their meetings due to the coronavirus outbreak. Scheduled for April 17-19 in Washington DC, these meetings would gather 10,000 officials globally. To prevent virus spread, they may scale back or switch to teleconferencing. The IMF is monitoring the virus's economic impact, which could lower global growth by 0.1%. No final decisions on the meetings have been made.

What is the primary reason for reconsidering the World Bank and IMF meetings?

• To change the location

• To increase the number of attendees

• Due to the coronavirus outbreak

• To extend the meeting duration

What is one of the options being considered to conduct the meetings?

• Postponing them to next year

• Moving them to a different country

• Holding them via teleconference

• Canceling the meetings entirely

How is the IMF responding to the coronavirus situation?

• By ignoring the situation

• By keeping a close eye on the virus

• By reducing their staff

• By increasing the number of meetings

What is the expected impact of the virus on global economic growth?

• It will decrease by 5 percentage points

• It will be about 1/10 of a percentage point lower

• It will increase by 1/10 of a percentage point

• It will remain unchanged

Have any final decisions been made regarding the meetings?

• Yes, they have been canceled

• Yes, they will proceed as planned

• No, no final decisions have been made

• Yes, they will be held in a different format