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Program UpdatesBringing African Perspectives to IMF Reform Debates
Bringing African Perspectives to IMF Reform Debates
May 16, 2008
Maputo, Mozambique
Resetting Priorities: What Kind of IMF Does Africa Need?
Sponsored By: Debt Relief International, Centre for International Governance Innovation, Global Economic Governance Programme, University of Oxford and New Rules for Global Finance
Financial Support: Oxfam International, Centre for International Governance Innovation, Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Meeting Objectives
The purpose of this meeting was to gather information regarding policymakers’ perspectives on IMF reform and the best methods to accomplish monetary cooperation. To date, the debate about International Monetary Fund (IMF) Reform has been shaped largely by conversations within and among OECD countries and orthodox or mainstream economists. This meeting in Maputo, Mozambique provided an opportunity to consider future global systemic needs that a reformed IMF should be prepared to address.
This meeting was organized by the Centre for International Governance and Innovation (CIGI), a Canadian based think-tank and research centre, the Global Economic Governance Programme at the University of Oxford, Debt Relief International, and New Rules for Global Finance Coalition, at the VIP Hotel in Maputo, Mozambique on May 16, 2008. The meeting brought together senior officials and scholars from African countries, along with a very select few other invitees, to analyze and discuss regional perspectives on global monetary cooperation. The meeting was held immediately following the 2008 Annual Meeting of the African Development Bank.