The Minister of Finance and Economy, Magín Díaz, is carrying out an extensive work agenda this week at the 2025 Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which began this Monday in Washington and will run until next Friday, the 17th.
These meetings bring together finance ministers, central bank governors, business executives, and civil society representatives to discuss the main global and regional economic challenges, such as financial stability, public debt, climate change, poverty eradication, job creation, and inclusive growth, among others.
In this context, Minister Díaz has held meetings with global financial entities, bilateral meetings with counterparts from other countries in the region, as well as a prominent participation in the panel: How do countries achieve investment grade? In this shared scenario with senior executives from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the finance ministers of Costa Rica, Panama, Guatemala, and Mexico.
The official also held a working exchange with Anabel González, Vice President of Countries and Integration of the IDB, as well as with André Roncaglia, President of the IMF constituent countries to which the Dominican Republic belongs, in accompaniment of the Governor of the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic, Héctor Valdez Albizu.
The aforementioned meetings are considered the most relevant economic forum of the year, serving as a space to define policies, strategies, and measures that strengthen stability, growth, and sustainable development in the global context characterized by the volatility of raw materials, geopolitical tensions, and the impact of tariff policies in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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The work agenda also includes the plenary session of the Annual Meetings and the meeting of the IMF’s International Monetary and Financial Committee. Likewise, bilateral meetings are planned with investment banks, such as Bank of America, J.P. Morgan, Barclays and Deutsche Bank, among others, and the credit agencies Fitch Ratings, Moody’s and S&P Global Ratings. In these meetings, along with Minister Díaz, the Deputy Minister of Public Credit of the Ministry of Finance and Economy, María José Martínez, participates.
