Luxembourg’s Ministry of Finance reported that Finance Minister Gilles Roth attended the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C. from 15 to 17 April 2026. Against heightened geopolitical tensions, particularly the conflict in the Middle East, discussions among finance ministers and central bank governors focused on preserving macroeconomic stability and financial resilience through prudent fiscal and monetary policies and a renewed multilateral approach, with the IMF highlighting pronounced uncertainty in the economic outlook including around energy price dynamics. On the margins, Roth held bilateral talks with counterparts from Angola, Brazil, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Mongolia, Sierra Leone and Türkiye, and engaged with multilateral development banks including a meeting with Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank President Zou Jiayi on Luxembourg–AIIB cooperation. A working dinner with leaders of international institutions addressed greater mobilisation of private capital, the role of financial centres such as Luxembourg in structuring sustainable investment, the use of capital markets instruments, and the importance of strong governance frameworks. Roth also participated in an IMF high-level event on the new South East Europe Technical Assistance Centre, which will support Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Moldova in strengthening public institutions and aligning with European Union standards with Luxembourg support, and joined a closed dinner hosted by IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva where participants discussed Middle East-related shocks and energy price implications for Europe.
Ministry of Finance (Luxembourg) 2026-04-18
Luxembourg Ministry of Finance promotes multilateral cooperation, energy price monitoring and private capital mobilisation at IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings
Luxembourg’s Ministry of Finance reported that Finance Minister Gilles Roth attended the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C., where discussions focused on macroeconomic stability and financial resilience amid geopolitical tensions and uncertainty over the economic outlook and energy prices. Roth held bilateral meetings with several counterpart countries and multilateral development banks, including on Luxembourg–Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank cooperation, and joined a working dinner on mobilising private capital, sustainable investment and governance. He also took part in an IMF high-level event on the new South East Europe Technical Assistance Centre, which will support institutional strengthening and EU alignment in beneficiary countries with Luxembourg’s backing.