Dubai, Sept 18: The eight-day long annual meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, which began here on Wednesday, would intensively discuss employment creation, private sector development and financial sector reforms. According to officials, the various seminars and meetings during the period would provide a forum for policy makers, private sector leaders and representatives from non-governmental organisations to interact with World Bank and IMF representatives for accelerating economic growth.

Senior representatives from multinational companies and financial institutions would also discuss the impact of changes in international capital markets on FDI flows into emerging economies.
"The various groups can engage in dialogue and build relationships for cooperation among themselves and with the World Bank group and the IMF," the officials said adding some seminars would provide potential investors with unique access to policymakers and insights into the business environment in selected countries.
The Indian delegation for the main annual meeting of the Board of Governors, to be held on September 23 and 24, will be headed by RBI governor Y V Reddy. Bureau Report