2023 WBG/IMF Annual Meetings Final Report

The World Bank Group (WBG) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) have been convening for annual meetings every autumn since 1946. As two cornerstones of the international economic system, the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings bring together central bankers, tri-sector world leaders in the finance and development space and academics to engage with issues of global economic concern such as, the world economic outlook, poverty alleviation, economic development and aid effectiveness. The 2023 Annual Meetings were held in Morocco, making a symbolic return to Africa after 50 years, and centered on themes of building economic resilience, securing transformational reforms and reinvigorating global cooperation. 

Five young delegates - Almeera Khalid, Angela Bain, Chloe Duguay, Sabrina Price and Selvalakshmi Rabindranath Tagore - were selected by Young Diplomats of Canada to observe this key forum on behalf of Canadian youth. Throughout their preparations for the forum and their week-long engagement on the ground, the delegates acquired rare insights into the nuts and bolts of the global economy through panel discussions, seminars, meetings with global economic and development leaders, and more. These delegates were among a handful of youth present at the forum, and this document reports on their achievements and reflections on this unique experience.