Switzerland’s Federal Department of Finance sets priorities for IMF World Bank Spring Meetings and G20 talks on systemic bank stability and international tax rules

Switzerland’s Federal Department of Finance announced that President Karin Keller-Sutter and Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin will attend the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group Spring Meetings in Washington on 23–25 April 2025 as part of a Swiss delegation that also includes representatives of the Swiss National Bank. The delegation also plans bilateral talks and will participate in the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting held during the Spring Meetings. The Spring Meetings agenda covers global economic, financial and development policy challenges as well as the IMF’s and World Bank Group’s strategic orientation, funding and governance. Switzerland’s stated priorities include an IMF focus on its core tasks, support for poorer member countries to implement stability- and growth-oriented financial, monetary and economic policies, and moderate IMF financial assistance linked to reform programmes, including efforts to help establish state institutions in emerging market and developing economies. For the World Bank Group, Switzerland supports efforts to create productive jobs, promote small and medium-sized enterprises, coordinate closely with other development actors, and advance dual education systems and improved working conditions, particularly for women. In the run-up to the Spring Meetings, Switzerland plans to advocate at the G20 meeting for stronger global financial stability, including in relation to systemically important banks, and for a level playing field, legal certainty and growth-friendly rules in international taxation.