The following article by Senator Loffreda focuses on his most recent visit to Washington to attend the Global Parliamentary Forum organized by the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and the IMF.
Every April, finance ministers, central bank governors, development experts, private sector executives, civil society representatives, parliamentarians and academics gather in Washington for the annual Spring Meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. On the margins of this annual meeting is the Global Parliamentary Forum, hosted by the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and IMF, which serves as a neutral platform for parliamentarians from member countries to enhance both accountability and transparency within development cooperation.
