Event

IMF global financial stability outlook: Confronting geopolitical shocks and amplification risks

8 May 2026, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Location: Online

Think tank: National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR)

This event hosted by UK think tank the NIESR discusses the report’s key findings.

The IMF April 2026 Global Financial Stability report assesses elevated financial stability risks amid the war in the Middle East, highlighting how multiple amplification channels could test resilience – and why decisive policy action is needed to safeguard global stability.

In this webinar, IMF Deputy Chief for Global Analysis Saad Siddiqui and Senior Financial Sector Expert Caio Ferreira will discuss some of the report’s key findings, in a conversation chaired by NIESR Director David Aikman.