2013 Spring Economic Advisory Committee in Luxembourg

April 26, 2013 — The IIF held its Spring 2013 Economic Advisory Committee (EAC) in Luxembourg on April 25 and 26, 2013. The event was sponsored by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and was attended by about 70 economists and country risk officers from IIF member firms around the world. The meeting featured a special focus on recent unconventional monetary policy measures by G4 central banks as well as risks associated with the eventual unwinding of these measures. In addition, there was a special session on structural reforms in Europe. The presentations from the meeting can be downloaded below.

2012 Spring Economic Advisory Committee in Munich

May 24, 2012 — The IIF Spring 2012 Economic Advisory Committee (EAC) meeting was held in Munich on May 24 and 25, 2012. The event was sponsored by BayernLB and was attended by about 60 economists and country risk officers from IIF member firms around the world. Apart from the global economic outlook, discussions focused on issues in the major emerging markets, the current state of country risk analysis and in particular the ongoing challenges facing the Euro Area. PowerPoint presentations from the meeting can be downloaded below.

2011 Fall Economic Advisory Committee in Beijing

October 24, 2011 — The Institute held its Fall 2011 EAC meeting in Beijing on October 24 and 25, 2011. The event, hosted by China International Capital Corporation (CICC) was attended by about 60 economists and country risk officers from around the world. The rise of China in the global economy received particular attention, with experts from private, government and international institutions contributing to our “China Roundtable”.

2011 Spring Economic Advisory Committee in New York

April 28, 2011 — The Institute held its Spring 2011 EAC meeting in New York City on April 28 and 29, 2011. The event, hosted by J.P. Morgan was attended by about 70 economists and country risk officers from around the world. Terrence Checki, Executive Vice President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, gave the keynote speech.

2010 Fall Economic Advisory Committee in Athens

November 4, 2010 — The Institute held its Fall 2010 EAC meeting in Athens, Greece, on November 4 and 5, 2010. The event, hosted by Alpha Bank and the National Bank of Greece, was attended by about 40 economists and country risk officers from around the world. Yannis Stournaras, General Manager of the Institute of Economic & Industrial Studies, gave the keynote speech during dinner.

2010 Spring Economic Advisory Committee in Washington D.C.

April 26, 2010 — The Institute held its Spring 2010 EAC meeting in Washington, D.C., on April 22 and 23, 2010. The event, which took place at the IIF offices, was attended by about 40 leading economists and country risk officers from around the world. A variety of topics was discussed in detail, including the global economic outlook and the current financial market concerns.

2009 Fall Economic Advisory Committee in Sao Paulo

November 6, 2009 — The Fall 2009 meeting of the IIF's Economic Advisory Committee (EAC) took place in SÃ£o Paulo, Brazil, on November 5 and 6, 2009. This was the first time that the meeting has been held outside of North America and Western Europe. The event was hosted by Banco Bradesco, Itaú Unibanco and BNDES.

2009 Spring Economic Advisory Committee in London

May 8, 2009 — The Institute held its spring 2009 EAC meeting in London, U.K., on May 7 and 8, 2009. The event, which took place at at Lloyds Banking Group headquarters, was attended by about 60 leading economists and country risk officers from around the world. A variety of topics was discussed in detail, including the global economic outlook, the future of the U.S. and European banking systems, and the way in which central banks might operate new regimes of quantitative easing.

2008 Fall Economic Advisory Committee in Washington, DC

November 13, 2008 — The Institute held its fall EAC meeting in Washington, DC, on November 13 and 14, 2008. The event, taking place at the IIF offices, was attended by more than 50 leading economists and country risk officers from around the world. Graeme Wheeler, Managing Director of Operations at the World Bank delivered the keynote speech at the dinner. Reza Moghadam, Director of Strategy, Policy and Review Department at the International Monetary Fund, also made a presentation on the IMF's new lending facility.

2008 Spring Economic Advisory Committee Meeting in Zurich

April 17, 2008 — The Institute held its spring EAC meeting in Zurich, Switzerland, on April 17-18, 2008. The event, held at the Zurich Development Center, was hosted by Zurich Financial Services. The meeting was attended by more than 60 leading economists and country risk officers from around the world. Philipp Hildebrand, Vice Chairman of the Governing Board of Swiss National Bank delivered the keynote speech at the dinner. In addition, participants were surveyed on certain key issues.