IFF 2021 Annual Meeting

Three Forums

Resurgences of COVID-19 across the world, lack of access to vaccines in the developing world, high inflations of major economies, and so forth. The global economy is facing increasing uncertainties under multiple challenges.
Although China has effectively put the pandemic under control and continues to lead the global economic recovery, it still needs to address the risks of COVID-19 outbreaks, geopolitical tensions, and rising trade protectionism.
Looking at the performances of countries across the world in 2021, we wonder: will the global economy rebound in 2022?
The three IFF Forums will explore the new landscapes in the world economy and China’s economy, and release IFF Global Finance and Development Report.

Three Policy Dialogues

With elevated global inflation, tightened monetary policies by the US Federal Reserve and rate hikes in advanced economies, will they exacerbate the global debt problem, affect capital flows, and increase economic and financial risks in emerging markets? The G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBGs) reached a historic agreement in Italy in July 2021 to establish a more stable and equitable international taxation framework. More countries are promoting the energy transition process and decarbonization major industries such as steel and power. At the three Policy Dialogues, enterprises and policy makers will discuss on inflation, debt, taxation and decarbonization.

Two Evening Dialogues

What are the prospects for China-US economic, financial and trading policies? What should be done to increase effective communication and reduce misinterpretation or uncertainties?
China is transforming the underlying logic of economic development: from growth priority to fairness. How can China achieve the "third distribution" and "common prosperity" goals?
The two dialogues will discuss these important issues on China-US economic relations and common prosperity.

Six Summits

Six summits will cover carbon peak and neutrality, global climate investment and financing, sustainable development of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and China’s poverty reduction experience, digital finance, wealth management and technology innovation. Policymakers, experts, scholars and business leaders across the world will gather at IFF Summits to share insights and exchange ideas.

Four Round-tables

There will be four round-tables at this annual meeting:
Entrepreneur round-table will gather business leaders and scholars to discuss the approaches to carbon peak and neutrality and the ESG standards formulation, rating and disclosure for listed companies in China.
At the Financial Risks Management round-table, IFF will launch a book entitled “The Risk Management of China’s Financial Sector”and will organized a discussion about the book with experts.
Greater Bay Area round-table will look at the new global landscape's impact, challenges, and opportunities on the Greater Bay Area, and jointly building the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area into an international financial hub.
At the Green Finance round-table, participants will discuss on the topic that how can financial institutions play their roles in supporting actions against climate change, protecting bio-diversity and environment protection.

Three Forums
Resurgences of COVID-19 across the world, lack of access to vaccines in the developing world, high inflations of major economies, and so forth. The global economy is facing increasing uncertainties under multiple challenges.
Although China has effectively put the pandemic under control and continues to lead the global economic recovery, it still needs to address the risks of COVID-19 outbreaks, geopolitical tensions, and rising trade protectionism.
Looking at the performances of countries across the world in 2021, we wonder: will the global economy rebound in 2022?
The three IFF Forums will explore the new landscapes in the world economy and China’s economy, and release IFF Global Finance and Development Report.
Three Policy Dialogues
With elevated global inflation, tightened monetary policies by the US Federal Reserve and rate hikes in advanced economies, will they exacerbate the global debt problem, affect capital flows, and increase economic and financial risks in emerging markets?
The G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBGs) reached a historic agreement in Italy in July 2021 to establish a more stable and equitable international taxation framework.
More countries are promoting the energy transition process and decarbonization major industries such as steel and power.
At the three Policy Dialogues, enterprises and policy makers will discuss on inflation, debt, taxation and decarbonization.
Two Evening Dialogues
What are the prospects for China-US economic, financial and trading policies? What should be done to increase effective communication and reduce misinterpretation or uncertainties?
China is transforming the underlying logic of economic development: from growth priority to fairness. How can China achieve the "third distribution" and "common prosperity" goals?
The two dialogues will discuss these important issues on China-US economic relations and common prosperity.
Six Summits
Six summits will cover carbon peak and neutrality, global climate investment and financing, sustainable development of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and China’s poverty reduction experience, digital finance, wealth management and technology innovation. Policymakers, experts, scholars and business leaders across the world will gather at IFF Summits to share insights and exchange ideas.
Four Round-tables
There will be four round-tables at this annual meeting:
Entrepreneur round-table will gather business leaders and scholars to discuss the approaches to carbon peak and neutrality and the ESG standards formulation, rating and disclosure for listed companies in China.
At the Financial Risks Management round-table, IFF will launch a book entitled “The Risk Management of China’s Financial Sector”and will organized a discussion about the book with experts.
Greater Bay Area round-table will look at the new global landscape's impact, challenges, and opportunities on the Greater Bay Area, and jointly building the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area into an international financial hub.
At the Green Finance round-table, participants will discuss on the topic that how can financial institutions play their roles in supporting actions against climate change, protecting bio-diversity and environment protection.

INVITATION

We are delighted to announce the International Finance Forum (IFF) 2021 Annual Meetings will be held on December 3–5 in Guangzhou, China. The Meetings adopt both onsite and virtual mode.

The International Finance Forum (IFF) is an international organisation founded in Beijing, in October 2003 under the initiation of leaders from over 20 countries, regions and international organisations such as China, the United States, the European Union and the United Nations. IFF is a long-standing high-level platform for dialogue and communications, and a research network in the financial realm and has been upgraded to F20 (Finance 20) status. Since its inception, IFF has hosted 17 Annual Meetings in total, and has obtained extensive global influence. Supported by more than 200 political and financial leaders around the globe, IFF has established partnership with over 50 countries and regions as well as more than 50 international and regional organizations.

In 2021, the Coronavirus continued to mutate and evolve, constantly generating huge impacts on the economy, society, and livelihood of all countries, becoming the biggest global challenge and uncertainty. 2021 was also a year of frequent extreme weather and natural disasters, constantly reiterating the threat of climate change to mankind. Under the superimposed influence of natural disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic, how can we continue to promote global sustainable development? Since the outbreak, countries around the world have mobilized fiscal and monetary resources to stimulate and stabilize their economies. But how long can the ultra-loose monetary policies sustain the momentum? How will the withdrawal of economic stimuli affect the global economy, especially the emerging markets? Amid various challenges, how can countries strengthen cooperation to control the epidemic, promote economic recovery, and respond to climate change? How can we promote recovery and sustainable development of financial services? With the theme of “Sustainable Development under Global Challenges-Competition, Change, and Cooperation”, this year's annual meeting will hold comprehensive and in-depth discussions on the above issues and offer suggestions on how to address these challenges.

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