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Chief Economists Roundtable: Responding to Oil and Other Global Developments

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Developing countries are adapting to low oil prices and an uneven global recovery. At the same time, they are grappling with divergent monetary policies in advanced economies and a possible tightening of conditions.

World Bank Chief Economists from the six major developing regions will each provide insights during this lively roundtable.

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Sudhir Shetty

Chief Economist, East Asia and Pacific, World Bank Group
Francisco H. G. Ferreira

Senior Adviser, Development Research Group, World Bank
Shanta Devarajan

Acting World Bank Group Chief Economist and Senior Director for Development Economics, World Bank Group

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Hans Timmer

Chief Economist for the South Asia Region, World Bank
Martin Rama

Senior Economic Advisor, South Asia, World Bank
Kaushik Basu

Professor of Economics and the C. Marks Professor of International Studies, Cornell University & former Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, World Bank

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Augusto de la Torre

Chief Economist, Latin America and the Caribbean, World Bank Group