The IMF and World Bank hold their Annual Meetings in Washington next week in Washington, DC.

The week of meetings brings together finance ministers, central banks, financiers and civil society organizations to discuss the pressing issues facing the global economy.

The week begins with the launch of the World Economic Outlook on Tuesday, laying out the IMF’s forecast for global growth.

New Managing Director of the IMF Kristalina Georgieva has warned that action must be taken in the face of a ‘synchronized slowdown’ of global growth.