The global economy is facing increasing uncertainties due to multiple challenges such as the resurgence of Covid-19 across the world, lack of access to vaccines in the developing world and high inflation in major economies.
Although China already has the pandemic under control and continues to lead the world’s economic recovery, it still needs to address the risk of fresh outbreaks of Covid-19, geopolitical tensions and rising trade protectionism.
Looking at the performance of countries across the world in 2021 we wonder if the global economy will rebound in 2022?
The three IFF Forums will explore new landscapes in the world economy and China’s economy. The IFF will release the IFF Global Finance and Development Report at the Three Forums.

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.

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 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.

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.