Udenrigsudvalget 2022-23 (2. samling), Finansudvalget 2022-23 (2. samling)
URU Alm.del Bilag 189, FIU Alm.del Bilag 208
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2023 Global Parliamentary Forum
9 October 2023
Marrakech, Morocco
Context
The international economy is at a pivotal moment after business and industry models have not only
been challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic, but are now being tested by a more uncertain geopolitical
and geoeconomic environment. How to navigate these developments and simultaneously accelerate
progress on critical common goals, from energy transition to safeguarding nature and climate, is top
of mind for decision-makers worldwide.
In this global context, the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank & IMF (PN), in partnership with
the World Bank and IMF, will organize a one-day parliamentary event on 9 October 2023, co-hosted
by the Parliament and House of Councillors of Morocco, on the sidelines of the Annual Meetings in
Marrakech to engage parliamentarians in a dialogue on development and key issues related to the
global economy.
The event will help build political will for development in Africa and beyond; and push for legislation
to promote a more resilient future by improving, along with other issues, governance and
accountability, policy frameworks to tackle climate change, gender equality, and migration among
lawmakers from the region, thus creating effective possibilities for dialogue and impact at the regional
and country level. The event will also be the
opportunity to strengthen the Parliamentary Network’s
role as a knowledge-sharing platform for stronger parliamentary engagement in the pursuit of better
development outcomes.
Description
The 2023 Annual Meetings of the IMF and the World Bank will take place in Marrakech, Morocco, in
October 2023.
The Annual Meetings provide a forum for international cooperation and enable the Bank and Fund to
better serve their member countries. In addition to the meetings of the Boards of Governors,
the Development Committee and the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) are
officially convened. The Development Committee and the IMFC advise the Boards of Governors on
issues of global concern, including the world economic outlook, poverty eradication, economic
development, and aid effectiveness.
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Around these meetings, the Bank and the IMF organize a number of seminars and workshops to
facilitate the interaction of governments and World Bank-IMF staff with civil society organizations,
journalists, private sector executives, academics and representatives of other international
organizations.
The designation of Morocco demonstrates Kingdom’s proven capacity as a privileged destination for
organizing major international conferences and the choice of Marrakesh reinforces its reputation as
an international city open to the world. The Meetings will be held at Bab Ighli, formerly the main
entrance to the old city (the medina), which takes its name from the guards responsible for protecting
its access. Bab Ighli, a vast expanse of more than 300 hectares located just outside of the city walls
towards the Ourika valley, was the site of COP22 in November 2016, hosting some 30,000 participants,
as well as the First African Summit on Climate Action.
Given the high level of stakeholder participation, the 2023 Annual Meetings offer the opportunity for
the Kingdom to strengthen its attractiveness and promote its image: a stable and tolerant, open and
dynamic country, rich in its intangible heritage, its secular history, its culture, its gastronomy, and also
marked by the progress made over the last 20 years at the democratic, social and economic levels.
Background
Founded in 2000, the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank & IMF is an independent, non-
governmental organization that provides a platform for Parliamentarians from World Bank and IMF
member countries to advocate for increased accountability and transparency in development
cooperation. It provides a platform for MPs to share knowledge, to hold their own governments, as
well as International Financial Institutions, to account for development outcomes.
The PN through its members and events creates a space where parliamentarians can engage with the
World Bank and IMF in a transparent manner, and, therefore, participate actively in shaping the
international development agenda.
Through its work programme the Network empowers MPs to take an active part in development
programs and policies of both institutions. Part of its mission has evolved to providing a platform for
knowledge exchange between parliamentarians and the World Bank and IMF, with information on
World Bank/IMF programs and activities, as well as facilitating feedback and experiences from
Members of Parliament to both organizations on their respective work, which in turn helps accelerate
achieving results.
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Programme
Time
10:00 am
–
11:00 am
Topic
Opening Session
The session will introduce the topics of the Global
Parliamentary Forum, the latest work of the World
Bank Group and International Monetary Fund, and
highlight the role legislators can play therein.
Speakers:
•
Hon. Rachid Talbi El Alami, President of
the House of Representatives (TBC)
•
The Rt Hon. Nadia Fettah Alaoui, Minister
for the Economy and Finance, Morocco
(TBC)
•
Hon. Enaam Mayara, President of the
House of Councillors (TBC)
•
The Rt Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte QC,
MP, JP, Jamaica, Vice-Chair of the
Parliamentary Network on the World Bank
& IMF (TBC)
•
Antoinette Sayeh, Deputy Managing
Director, IMF (TBC)
•
Axel van Trotsenburg, Senior Managing
Director of Development Policy and
Partnerships, World Bank (TBC)
Moderator:
•
The Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte QC, MP,
JP, Jamaica, Vice-Chair of the
Parliamentary
Coffee Break
Climate Finance and Transition to a Low-Carbon
Economy
Transforming the supply of green development
finance remains at the core of modernising
International Financial Institutions, to enable
countries to meet both the SDGs and the goals of
the Paris Climate Agreement. This session will
provide an opportunity to take stock of progress,
the need for further action, and emerging lessons
from across Africa. It will explore how to ensure
that domestic reform helps, not hinders, the green
transition, maximising the opportunity to capture
value from mining the critical minerals needed,
along with investment in health and human capital.
Speakers:
Venue
11:00 am
–
11:15 pm
11:15 am
–
12:45 pm
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•
•
World Bank Representative (TBC)
IMF Representative (TBC)
1:00 pm
–
2:25 pm
2:25 pm
–
3:40 pm
Moderator:
•
The Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte QC, MP,
JP, Jamaica, Vice-Chair of the
Parliamentary
Lunch
IMF Session: The Digital Opportunity - in our
Economies, Currencies and Taxation
The digital opportunity is now becoming ever more
important to helping ignite the economic growth
needed to help hundreds of millions escape poverty.
But maximising the opportunity requires us to
guard against technological fragmentation across
the world, and ensure strong safeguards are in
place to guard against corruption and ensure we
maximise new opportunities for domestic resource
mobilisation - plus effective plans to re-skill workers
for the industries and jobs of the future.
Speakers:
•
IMF Representative (TBC)
Moderator:
•
TBC
3:40 pm
–
3:50 pm
3:50 pm
–
5:05 pm
Coffee Break
World Bank Session: World Development Report
2023: Migration, Refugees, and Societies
Migration is a development challenge. About 184
million people
— 2.3 percent of the world’s
population
—
live outside of their country of
nationality. Almost half of them are in low- and
middle-income countries. As the world struggles to
cope with global economic imbalances, diverging
demographic trends, and climate change,
migration will become a necessity in the decades to
come for countries at all levels of income. Future
legislation focused on managing migration can
allow it to become a force for prosperity that helps
achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
Speakers:
•
World Bank Representative (TBC)
Moderator:
•
TBC
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5:05 pm
–
5:15 pm
Concluding Remarks
Contacts
Gergana Ivanova, Parliamentary Network: [email protected]
Kafu Kofi Tsikata, World Bank Group: [email protected]
Tilla McAntony, IMF: [email protected]