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IMF And WBG Spring Meetings 2025 - Washington

Flanked to the left by Randa Elnagar, Director, Communications Department, IMF (not pictured), and Krishna Srinivasan, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF, Thomas Helbling, Deputy Director, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF, right, speaks during a 'Regional Economic Outlook for Asia and Pacific' press conference at the 2025 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, D.C. on April 24, 2025. Photo by Bryan Dozier/Middle Eats Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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IMF And WBG Spring Meetings 2025 - Washington

An audience member raises their hand to ask a question during the 'Regional Economic Outlook for Asia and Pacific' press conference hosted by (L-R) Randa Elnagar, Director, Communications Department, IMF, Krishna Srinivasan, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF, and Thomas Helbling, Deputy Director, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF, at the 2025 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, D.C. on April 24, 2025. Photo by Bryan Dozier/Middle Eats Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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IMF And WBG Spring Meetings 2025 - Washington

Flanked by Randa Elnagar, Director, Communications Department, IMF, and Thomas Helbling, Deputy Director, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF, Krishna Srinivasan, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF, center, speaks during a 'Regional Economic Outlook for Asia and Pacific' press conference at the 2025 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, D.C. on April 24, 2025. Photo by Bryan Dozier/Middle Eats Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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IMF And WBG Spring Meetings 2025 - Washington

An audience member asks a question during the 'Regional Economic Outlook for Asia and Pacific' press conference hosted by (L-R) Randa Elnagar, Director, Communications Department, IMF, Krishna Srinivasan, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF, and Thomas Helbling, Deputy Director, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF, at the 2025 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, D.C. on April 24, 2025. Photo by Bryan Dozier/Middle Eats Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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IMF And WBG Spring Meetings 2025 - Washington

(L-R) Randa Elnagar, Director, Communications Department, IMF, Krishna Srinivasan, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF, and Thomas Helbling, Deputy Director, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF, host a 'Regional Economic Outlook for Asia and Pacific' press conference at the 2025 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, D.C. on April 24, 2025. Photo by Bryan Dozier/Middle Eats Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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IMF And WBG Spring Meetings 2025 - Washington

Flanked by Randa Elnagar, Director, Communications Department, IMF, and Thomas Helbling, Deputy Director, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF (not pictured), Krishna Srinivasan, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF, right, speaks during a 'Regional Economic Outlook for Asia and Pacific' press conference at the 2025 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, D.C. on April 24, 2025. Photo by Bryan Dozier/Middle Eats Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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IMF And WBG Spring Meetings 2025 - Washington

(L-R) Randa Elnagar, Director, Communications Department, IMF, Krishna Srinivasan, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF, and Thomas Helbling, Deputy Director, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF, host a 'Regional Economic Outlook for Asia and Pacific' press conference at the 2025 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, D.C. on April 24, 2025. Photo by Bryan Dozier/Middle Eats Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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IMF And WBG Spring Meetings 2025 - Washington

An audience member asks a question during the 'Regional Economic Outlook for Asia and Pacific' press conference hosted by (L-R) Randa Elnagar, Director, Communications Department, IMF, Krishna Srinivasan, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF, and Thomas Helbling, Deputy Director, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF, at the 2025 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, D.C. on April 24, 2025. Photo by Bryan Dozier/Middle Eats Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China opens "two sessions" with confidence for new growth

STORY: China opens "two sessions" with confidence for new growth DATELINE: March 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:39 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing 2. various of China 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): YANN BOZEC, President of Tapestry Asia Pacific, President & CEO, COACH China 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SIMON SMITH, Director & General Manager of HAECO Engine Services (Xiamen) 5. various of China 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SELCUK COLAKOGLU, Director of the Ankara-based Turkish Center for Asia-Pacific Studies 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): JIANG YING, Deloitte China Chair 8. various of China 9. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): THOMAS HELBLING, Deputy Director of the IMF's Asia and Pacific Department STORYLINE: China's top political advisory body started its annual session on Saturday, marking the beginning of the country's major political gatherings, dubbed the "two sessions." How China will get off to a good start and provide the world with new opportunities through its o

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China's new bank loans surge, boosting growth prospects

STORY: China's new bank loans surge, boosting growth prospects DATELINE: Feb. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of views of China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): THOMAS HELBLING, Deputy Director of the IMF's Asia and Pacific Department 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LIANG GUOYONG, Senior economist with United Nations Conference on Trade and Development STORYLINE: According to the People's Bank of China, the country's new yuan-denominated loans totaled 4.9 trillion yuan (721.82 billion U.S. dollars) in January, up by 922.7 billion yuan from the same period last year. Meanwhile, the total outstanding yuan deposits stood at 265.39 trillion yuan, up 12.4 percent year on year. In January, the purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's manufacturing sector came in at 50.1, returning to expansion territory after three consecutive months of contraction. The encouraging indicators bespeak a faster-than-expected recovery of China's economy. The International Monetary Fund

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China's economy set for robust rebound in 2023

STORY: China's economy set for robust rebound in 2023 DATELINE: Feb. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:06:35 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY:POLITICS/ECONOMY/MARKET SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): THOMAS HELBLING, Deputy Director in the Asia Pacific Department of the International Monetary Fund 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): RAYMOND LUI, Chief investment officer, Red Beacon Asset Management Pte Ltd, Singapore 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): HAROON SHARIF, Former Minister of State for Investment of Pakistan 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): SELCUK COLAKOGLU, Director of the Ankara-based Turkish Center for Asia-Pacific Studies 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): THOMAS HELBLING, Deputy Director in the Asia Pacific Department of the International Monetary Fund 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): HAROON SHARIF, Former Minister of State and Chairman of Pakistan's Board of Investment 8. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): PATRICK MWANGI, International affairs analyst in Kenya 9. SOUNDBITE 8 (Arabic): KARIM ADEL, Head of the Cairo-based Al Adl Ce

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IMF official impressed by China's economic resilience

STORY: IMF official impressed by China's economic resilience DATELINE: Feb. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street scenes in China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): THOMAS HELBLING, Deputy Director of the IMF's Asia and Pacific Department 3. various of Chinese consumers and tourists 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): THOMAS HELBLING, Deputy Director of the IMF's Asia and Pacific Department STORYLINE: In an update to its World Economic Outlook report released late January, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) projected China's economy will grow by 5.2 percent in 2023, 0.8 percentage point higher than October 2022 forecast, driven by a rebound in private consumption. An IMF official has highlighted three main sources that bolster China's economic resilience. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): THOMAS HELBLING, Deputy Director of the IMF's Asia and Pacific Department "Overall, I think the resilience has a number of sources. One at the household level, households have high lev