The Steady Drip: LIVE NOW: World Financial Leaders Gather for IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings (Oct. 15) (Connecting the Dots: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, The World Bank, Jim Yong Kim & Soros Funding, All Networking)

LIVE NOW: World Financial Leaders Gather for IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings (Oct. 15) (Connecting the Dots: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, The World Bank, Jim Yong Kim & Soros Funding, All Networking)

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Oct-15-2025

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World financial leaders gather for the IMF-World Bank annual meetings on Oct. 15.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF)

https://www.imf.org/en/About/Factsheets/Sheets/2022/IMF-World-Bank-New

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank share a common goal of raising living standards in their member countries.
Their approaches to achieving this shared goal are complementary: the IMF focuses on macroeconomic and financial stability while the World Bank concentrates on long-term economic development and poverty reduction.

Want to know more, watch this broadcast media video on the difference between the IMF and the World Bank.

Shared roots and goals

The IMF and the World Bank were created in July 1944 at an international conference in the United States (in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire) that established a framework for economic cooperation aimed at creating a more stable and prosperous global economy. While this goal remains central to both institutions, their work constantly evolves in response to economic developments and challenges.

Connecting the Dots:

Jim Yong Kim was the president of the World Bank and a guest at George Soros’s 2013 wedding.

Christine Lagarde was a managing director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF and attended George Soros’s 2013 wedding reception.

George Soros was married in 2013, Jim Yong Kim was a guest at his wedding, Christine Lagarde attended his wedding reception, was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and is a member of the Bretton Woods Committee.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee.

Henry A. Kissinger was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, the founder of Kissinger Associates, Inc. and a member of the Bretton Woods Committee.

Timothy F. Geithner is an overseer, director for the International Rescue Committee, was a researcher for Kissinger Associates, Inc. and a director of policy development & review for the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Samantha Power was a director at the International Rescue Committee and is the U.S. ambassador for the United Nations.

Morton I. Abramowitz is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and a member of the Bretton Woods Committee.

Madeleine K. Albright is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and a member of the Bretton Woods Committee.

W. Michael Blumenthal is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and a member of the Bretton Woods Committee.

Maurice R. Greenberg is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and a member of the Bretton Woods Committee.

Henry A. Kissinger is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and a member of the Bretton Woods Committee.

Colin L. Powell is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and a member of the Bretton Woods Committee.

Felix G. Rohatyn is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and a member of the Bretton Woods Committee.

John C. Whitehead is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and a member of the Bretton Woods Committee.

James D. Wolfensohn is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and a co-chair, member of the Bretton Woods Committee.

George Soros is a member of the Bretton Woods Committee and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Kenneth S. Rogoff is a member of the Bretton Woods Committee and was the chief economist for the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Mohamed A. El-Erian is a member of the Bretton Woods Committee, a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and was the deputy director for the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

David Lipton is the first deputy managing director for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and a national advisory board member for the Merage Foundation for the American Dream.

Stuart E. Eizenstat is a national advisory board member for the Merage Foundation for the American Dream and a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development.

Donna E. Shalala is a national advisory board member for the Merage Foundation for the American Dream, a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and was a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Letitia James is the chair for the Committee on Economic Development and the Attorney General of New York.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Committee for Economic Development and the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

David M. Rubenstein is a co-chairman for the Brookings Institution (think tank), a co-founder & co-CEO for the Carlyle Group and the president of the Economic Club of Washington.

Jerome H. Powell (Jay) was a partner at the Carlyle Group and is the Chairman for the Federal Reserve System.

Edward J. Mathias is a managing director at the Carlyle Group and a director at the Economic Club of Washington.

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. was the president of the Economic Club of Washington and is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Indermit Gill is a nonresident senior fellow in the Global Economy and Development program at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the World Bank Group's Chief Economist and also their Senior Vice President for Development Economics.

David Dollar is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), was a country director for China and Mongolia for the World Bank.

A.W. Clausen was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the president of the World Bank.

Robert S. McNamara was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the president of the World Bank.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a managing director at the World Bank and is a member of the Bretton Woods Committee.

James D. Wolfensohn was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) the president of the World Bank and a member of the Bretton Woods Committee.

Strobe Talbott was the president of the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a member of the Bretton Woods Committee.

Matthew F. McHugh is a member of the Bretton Woods Committee and was a counselor to the president for the World Bank.

Johannes F. Linn was a VP for the World Bank and is a member of the Bretton Woods Committee.

Carole Brookins was a U.S. executive director for the World Bank and is a member of the Bretton Woods Committee.

E. Patrick Coady was a U.S. executive director for the World Bank and is a member of the Bretton Woods Committee.

Peter L. Woicke was a managing director for the World Bank and is a member of the Bretton Woods Committee.

David de Ferranti was a VP for the World Bank and is a member of the Bretton Woods Committee.

Eli Whitney Debevoise II was a U.S. executive director for the World Bank and is a member of the Bretton Woods Committee.

Stanley Fischer was a chief economist for the World Bank and is a member of the Bretton Woods Committee.

Robert B. Zoellick was a president for the World Bank and is a member of the Bretton Woods Committee.

Jeffrey A. Goldstein was a managing director & CFO for the World Bank and is a member of the Bretton Woods Committee.

Caio Koch-Weser was a managing director of operations for the World Bank and is a member of the Bretton Woods Committee.

Jim Yong Kim was the president of the World Bank and a guest at George Soros’s 2013 wedding.

George Soros was married in 2013 & Jim Yong Kim was a guest at his Wedding, the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, is a board member for the International Crisis Group and a member of the Bretton Woods Committee.

Mark Malloch-Brown is a co-chair for the International Crisis Group and was a VP for the World Bank.

Moises Naim was a board member for the International Crisis Group, an executive director for the World Bank and is a member of the Bretton Woods Committee.

Strobe Talbott was a member of the Bretton Woods Committee and the president of the Brookings Institution (think tank).

A.W. Clausen was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the president of the World Bank.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Donald L. Kohn is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), was the vice chairman for the Federal Reserve Board and a member of the Federal Open Market Committee.

Alice M. Rivlin is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and was the vice chair for the Federal Reserve Board.

Richard C. Blum is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), married to Senator Dianne Feinstein and an Economic Advisory Council member for the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.

Louis W. Cabot is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and was a director at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.

Susan M. Collins is a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a director, Detroit branch for the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

Glenn H. Hutchins is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a director at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

John C. Whitehead is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and was the chairman for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Ben S. Bernanke is a distinguished fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and was a chairman for the Federal Reserve Board.

Lael Brainard was a VP & director for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and is a member of the Federal Reserve Board.

Karen Dynan was a VP for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a senior adviser for the Federal Reserve Board.

Douglas W. Elmendorf was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and an assistant director, Research and Statistics for the Federal Reserve Board.

Donald L. Kohn is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and was a vice chairman for the Federal Reserve Board.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and New America Foundation.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, is Jonathan Soros’s father and a member of the Bretton Woods Committee.

Jonathan Soros is George Soros’s son and a director at the New America Foundation.

Daniel H. Yergin is a member of the Bretton Woods Committee and a director at the New America Foundation.

Douglas A. Rediker was a member of the Bretton Woods Committee, a senior fellow at the New America Foundation and the U.S. alternate executive director for the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget was housed at the New America Foundation.

Zachary Karabell is a director at the New America Foundation and a trustee at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs.

Alexander H. Platt is a trustee at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs and an EVP for Projects International, Inc.

Chas. W. Freeman Jr. is the chairman for the Projects International, Inc., a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), was the National Intelligence Council chairman nominee for the Barack Obama administration, a U.S. ambassador for Saudi Arabia and the assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of Defense.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Mohamed A. El-Erian is a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and was the deputy director for the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

James F. Collins is a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and was a U.S. ambassador for Russia.

Jessica Tuchman Mathews was the president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and is a board member of the International Crisis Group.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and is a board member of the International Crisis Group.

Ernesto Zedillo was a board member for the International Crisis Group and the president of Mexico.

Igor S. Ivanov was a board member of the International Crisis Group and the minister of foreign affairs for Russia.

Yegor Gaidar was a board member of the International Crisis Group and the prime minister for Russia.

Michael A. McFaul is the U.S. ambassador for Russia and was a research associate at the Center for International Security and Arms Control.

William J. Perry was a co-director for the Center for International Security and Arms Control and is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Mohamed A. El-Erian is a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and was the deputy director for the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the New America Foundation.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, is Jonathan Soros’s father and a member of the Bretton Woods Committee.

Jonathan Soros is George Soros’s son and a director at the New America Foundation.

Daniel H. Yergin is a member of the Bretton Woods Committee and a director at the New America Foundation.

Eric E. Schmidt is the chairman of the New America Foundation, was a funder for the New America Foundation and a director at Apple Inc.

Steve Jobs was a co-founder & chairman for Apple Inc. and married to Laurene Powell Jobs.

Laurene Powell Jobs was a director at the New America Foundation, married to Steve Jobs, is the Publisher for The Atlantic and the founder of Emerson Collective.

Emerson Collective owns The Atlantic.

Arne S. Duncan is a managing partner at Emerson Collective, a trustee at the Truman Scholarship Foundation and was the secretary at the U.S. Department of Education for the Barack Obama administration.

Madeleine K. Albright is the president of the Truman Scholarship Foundation and an overseer at the International Rescue Committee.

Samantha Power was a director at the International Rescue Committee, a board member for the International Crisis Group, Barack Obama’s aide, the United Nations U.S. ambassador for the Barack Obama administration and a contributor for The Atlantic.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, is a board member of the International Crisis Group and a member of the Bretton Woods Committee.