IMF, World Bank Plan ‘Virtual’ Spring Meetings Amid Virus

The International Monetary Fund and World Bank said they would use a “virtual format” to convene their spring meetings next month, instead of holding the conference in Washington, over concerns about the coronavirus outbreak.

“We remain fully committed to maintaining a productive dialogue with our stakeholders and will leverage our IT-related and virtual connection capabilities to the fullest to hold our essential policy consultations with the membership,” IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and World Bank President David Malpass said in a joint statement Tuesday in Washington.