The 2018 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group (WBG) took place from 9-10 October in Bali, Indonesia. Ministers and other high-level officials debated the future of fiscal and monetary policy, development, and the need for greater collaboration to boost confidence in international trade. In the opening plenary, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde called for countries to consider a 'new multilateralism', leading to a 'more inclusive, people-centred, and results-oriented' international system that would facilitate cooperation. She highlighted the importance of making the trade system fit for tackling current challenges, such as 'inequality, technology, and sustainability'. Several IMF and WBG related bodies held their meetings around the same dates. A communiqu