Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. Peter Phillips is in Washington DC to attend the 2014 annual International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank board meeting, which is being held from October 8 to 13.
While in Washington, Dr. Phillips will hold discussions with officials from the IMF, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the World Bank, as well as represent Jamaica at a number of other meetings.
The Finance Minister, and Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Stephen Vasciannie; Governor of the Bank of Jamaica, Brian Wynter; Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Colin Bullock; and Financial Secretary, Devon Rowe, were scheduled to attend and participate in the Caribbean breakfast and caucus meeting on Thursday.
On Friday, Dr. Phillips will be among panellists to discuss the topic: ‘Caribbean Economies, has Recovery Arrived?; and on Saturday, October 11, he will speak on the topic: ‘Private Partnership for Public Service Delivery’.
On Sunday, Dr. Phillips will address the meeting of the Community of Practice of Finance Ministers on Gender Equality.
Other topics to be discussed and debated at the five-day meeting include: ‘Challenges for job rich and exclusive growth’; ‘Progress towards ending poverty and bestowing shared prosperity’; ‘The role of public investment’; ‘Resilient approach for achieving food security’; and ‘How to restore trust in a financial system’.
SOURCE: Jamaica Information Service
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Phillips in Washington DC for meetings
