IMF Video: Coming Soon: 2025 IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings
After years of successive shocks and stagnating productivity, prospects for global growth remain at their lowest level in decades—an obstacle to creating economic opportunities for people and businesses.
At the 2025 IMF-World Bank Group Spring Meetings, global policymakers will discuss the bold strategies needed to rebuild resilience, revitalize policy space, and unlock new growth opportunities.
Join the conversation from April 21-26, on how smart policies can foster innovation, capitalize on emerging technologies like AI, and unleash private sector dynamism to boost productivity and drive lasting prosperity.
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Published: 2nd Apr 2025 01:00:09 By: IMFIMF Video: Iceland and the IMF | Success Stories
Iceland's journey from financial crisis to economic stability demonstrates the power of international cooperation and resilience. Through IMF support, the country established the stable foundation needed for businesses to grow. Today, ventures like Eimverk Distillery, Iceland's first whiskey producer, showcase how this stability enables entrepreneurs to transform local resources into international opportunities. From stability in currency markets to economic diversification, Iceland's 15-year transformation stands as a testament to successful recovery.
Published: 23rd Mar 2025 02:00:33 By: IMFIMF Video: Costa Rica and the IMF | Success Stories
Costa Rica's use of IMF assistance demonstrates successful crisis management. By supporting employment initiatives and healthcare response, the IMF helped enable sustainable recovery in critical sectors. IMF support helped Costa Rica maintain employment stability and strengthen public services. The partnership fostered economic resilience while preserving tourism sector jobs.
Published: 22nd Mar 2025 04:01:00 By: IMFIMF Video: What are Bonds?
In the highly complex, interconnected financial world, bonds play a crucial role. Watch our latest Back to Basics video to discover how bonds work, why they matter to both individual investors and governments, and the essential role they play in the global economy.
Read about bonds here: https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/fandd/issues/2025/03/back-to-basics-bonds-and-yields-s-ali-abbas
Published: 19th Mar 2025 02:00:25 By: IMFIMF Video: The Fund and Asia Going Forward
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World Economic Forum Video: What Makes a True Leader & 2024’s Extreme Weather Events | WEF | Top Stories Week
This week's top stories of the week include:
0:15 What makes a true leader? – Platon is known for his portraits of the world’s most powerful people. Over the past 30 years, he has photographed presidents and celebrities, as well as dictators. But despite his time spent in the world’s corridors of power, Platon’s own idea of leadership comes from a much humbler context. A hospital in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
3:17 These cities gain wetland status – Urban wetlands perform critical jobs, from safeguarding against floods to filtering water, sequestering carbon, and enhancing biodiversity. But development and pollution can place wetlands under pressure. The Wetland Accreditation Scheme was created in 2015 to encourage cities to commit to protecting their wetlands through policy changes and conservation efforts.
4:54 2024 extreme weather status – Floods, storms and heatwaves caused extraordinary destruction and disruption, displacing hundreds of thousands of people. The World Meteorological Organization lists 151 events that were worse than ever seen before. Temperatures soared to 49.9°C in Western Australia’s outback, record rains battered Spain, sparking floods and landslides, the Philippines saw 6 typhoons in a single month.
6:34 How space affects human health – Astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore were meant to spend 8 days on the International Space Station, but a spacecraft malfunction left them in orbit for 9 months. Their time in space will have affected their bodies in many ways and medical scientists are taking note.
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Published: 5th Apr 2025 12:00:52 By: World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum Video: Beyond the hype, how industries are deploying AI at the heart of their operations
There was the hype, then the testing, now companies are deploying artificial intelligence at the heart of their operations. We ask one of the world's most prominent AI scientists for his advice for companies, and hear how Siemens is creating the 'brains' to run the factories of the future.
Guests: Andrew Ng, managing general partner of AI FUNDS and founder of DeepLearning.AI Cedrik Neike, CEO Digital Industries, Siemens
Cathy Li, Head, AI, Data and Metaverse, World Economic Forum
Kiva Allgood, Head, Centre for Advanced Manufacturing & Supply Chains, World Economic Forum
Links:
AI in Action: Beyond Experimentation to Transform Industry: https://reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_AI_in_Action_Beyond_Experimentation_to_Transform_Industry_2025.pdf
Frontier Technologies in Industrial Operations: The Rise of Artificial Intelligence Agents: https://reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Frontier_Technologies_in_Industrial_Operations_2025.pdf
Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution: https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-the-fourth-industrial-revolution/home
Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains: https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-advanced-manufacturing-and-supply-chains/home
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Published: 3rd Apr 2025 04:23:41 By: World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum Video: Misty Copeland almost quit dance. One teacher changed her mind. #podcast #mtl
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Published: 1st Apr 2025 12:58:26 By: World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum Video: Ballerina Misty Copeland: Unlocking potential and a leader’s most ‘vital’ role
How can we recognize potential and unlock it?
Misty Copeland was the first Black woman to be promoted to principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre. But as a child she almost quit after her first class – until an early teacher convinced her to return. Misty talks to Meet The Leader about the ways dance changed how she navigated life and how it taught her key skills such as resilience, empathy and curiosity.
She shares how she uses her perspective and experience to found the Misty Copeland Foundation and develop a free afterschool program that reinvents how dance is taught to bridge diversity gaps while also teaching key leadership skills. She shares why these skills and approaches are vital to driving future change and what any leader can learn about elevating others.
This interview was recorded in January 2025 at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
About this podcast:
Misty Copeland Foundation: https://www.mistycopelandfoundation.org/
Transcript: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/misty-copeland-ballet-leadership-skills
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Published: 31st Mar 2025 04:27:55 By: World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum Video: Norway Leads EV Transition & Turning Textile Waste Into New Fabrics | WEF | Top Stories Week
This week's top stories of the week include:
0:15 Beavers return to England’s wild – Wild beavers were hunted to extinction in England 400 years ago. But 2 beavers were spotted at Little Sea in January 2024. That paved the way for this licensed release by the National Trust, which called it ‘a watershed moment in the history of the species’. Beavers are regarded as ‘ecosystem engineers’ as they build habitats, they can restore native woodland and create new wetlands.
2:13 Indigenous Peoples are reshaping trade – In 2021, four Asia-Pacific economies initiated a deal to promote trade between different Indigenous communities, help them to trade internationally and support them in protecting their cultural heritage and traditional knowledge. It’s called the Indigenous Peoples Economic and Trade Cooperation Arrangement (IPETCA).
5:52 Norway leads the charge in EV transition – EVs made up 95% of all new cars sold in Norway in February 2025. The overall figure for 2024 was 89%, up from 82% in 2023. Norway wants 100% of new cars to be electric by the end of 2025. These latest figures suggest the country could hit its target. So how has Norway done this?
7:26 Turning textile waste into new fabrics – At present, used clothing is typically resold and reworn, not recycled. There is no large-scale process for breaking down material fibres so they can be made into new garments. Evrnu is working on a solution. It collects fabrics with a high cotton content. It sorts and shreds them, then liquefies them into pulp which can be shaped into fibres and woven or knitted into new fabrics.
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Published: 29th Mar 2025 01:00:50 By: World Economic Forum
Reuters Video: US starts collecting Trump's 10% tariff, smashing global trade norms | REUTERS
'This is an economic revolution,' Trump said on social media as US customs agents began collecting a unilateral 10% tariff on all imports from countries, including Australia, Britain, Colombia, Argentina, Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
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Published: 5th Apr 2025 08:07:57 By: ReutersReuters Video: Trump's tariffs compound the pain in France's cognac industry | REUTERS
Christophe Fillioux's family estate in the cognac region of southwest France has survived for five generations. But after the latest tariffs announced by the US President Donald Trump, Fillioux is starting to tear up some of the vines by the roots.
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Published: 5th Apr 2025 05:54:07 By: ReutersReuters Video: Trump tariff tailspin worsens, Nasdaq confirms in bear market | REUTERS
US stocks plunged for the second straight day on Friday in reaction to Trump’s tariffs, with the Dow ending down 5.5% while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq dropped about 6% each.
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Published: 5th Apr 2025 12:34:37 By: ReutersReuters Video: Spotify royalties for Nigerian, South African artists surged in 2024 | REUTERS
Audio streaming giant Spotify's royalty payments to artists from Nigeria and South Africa spiked to around $59 million last year as performers rode a wave of growing interest in music from the continent.
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Published: 4th Apr 2025 10:11:15 By: ReutersReuters Video: Business Lookahead: This is going to hurt | REUTERS
From investors searching for safe havens after Trump's tariffs, to Chinese inflation data, here are the business and finance stories to watch in the coming week.
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Published: 4th Apr 2025 10:03:33 By: Reuters
Business Video: See Richard Quest's reaction to Trump advisers' tariff remarks
CNN's Richard Quest reacts to top economic officials in the Trump administration defending the widespread tariffs Trump announced that has caused US stock prices to plunge. #CNN #News
Published: 7th Apr 2025 05:40:34 By: CNNBusiness Video: Trump threatens additional 50% tariff on China as trade war escalates
President Donald Trump said Monday he’s ready to slap new 50% tariffs on China following Beijing’s retaliatory duties announced last week, further escalating the global trade war that has rattled markets. He said the additional tariffs would take effect midweek if China doesn’t remove its 34% retaliatory tariff by Tuesday. #CNN #News
Published: 7th Apr 2025 04:48:25 By: CNNBusiness Video: US stocks enter bear market territory
US stocks opened lower Monday as markets around the world tumbled over concerns about how President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs might upend the global economy and stymie US economic growth. Markets opened in bear market territory – a decline of 20% from a recent peak – after a historic rout in Asia and massive losses in Europe. #CNN #News
Published: 7th Apr 2025 03:07:45 By: CNNBusiness Video: Billionaire Trump supporter warns of ‘economic nuclear war’ triggered by tariffs
US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose a colossal set of tariffs on America’s trading partners is tantamount to “economic nuclear war,” according to billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, who endorsed Trump’s 2024 bid for president. #CNN #News
Published: 7th Apr 2025 12:17:40 By: CNNBusiness Video: Global markets plunge on Trump’s tariff turmoil
Markets in Asia slumped Monday, sparked by US President Trump’s trade war and China’s forceful response to high tariffs. Hong Kong’s benchmark Hang Seng index closed 13.2% lower – its worst day since 1997. #CNN #News
Published: 7th Apr 2025 11:13:42 By: CNN
