IMF Response to the Financial and Economic Crisis: An IEO Assessment

Thursday, February 5, 2015 2:30 PM EST (UTC–05:00)
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The Centre for International Governance Innovation, together with the Balsillie School for International Affairs (BSIA), are hosting a presentation by the Independent Evaluation Office of the International Monetary Fund of their report on the "IMF Response to the Financial and Economic Crisis: An IEO Assessment."

Event Speakers

James M. Boughton is a CIGI senior fellow. James’s research focuses on the evolution of Canada’s role in international governance since the 1940s and the potential for further evolution in the near future.

Thomas A. Bernes is a CIGI distinguished fellow. After an illustrious career in the Canadian public service and at leading international economic institutions, Tom was CIGI’s executive director from 2009 to 2012.

Ruben Lamdany is deputy director of the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) at the International Monetary Fund.

John Ravenhill is director of the Balsillie School of International Affairs and professor of political science at the University of Waterloo. He was previously head of the School of Politics and International Relations in the Research School of Social Sciences at the Australian National University, and chair of politics at the University of Edinburgh.