The 2019 Global Parliamentary Workshop organized jointly by the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank & IMF, the World Bank, and the IMF took place on October 15 ahead of the 2019 Annual Meetings in Washington D.C. Some 62 participants from 32 countries engaged in discussions with World Bank and IMF experts on development issues under the general theme of “Fighting Inequalities.” Ricardo Leite, Vice-Chair of the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and IMF opened the event along with Sheila Redzepi, Vice-President of External and Corporate Relations at the World Bank Group and Gerry Rice, Director of the Communications Department at the IMF. Liam Byrne, Chair of the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and IMF joined participants via videoconference and shared with them his view on how to overcome inequalities and the need for cooperation in order to sustain harmony in our society.
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