Ásgeir Jónsson, Governor of the Central Bank of Iceland, and Þórarinn G. Pétursson, Deputy Governor for Monetary Policy, attended the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington DC last week together with other representatives from the Central Bank of Iceland. The Governor, Deputy Governor and other Central Bank representatives met with officials from the IMF, the Nordic-Baltic Constituency, financial institutions, and delegations from other countries.
The Governor represents Iceland in the IMF´s Board of Governors and attended the meetings of the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC). The IMFC meets biannually, at which the Fund presents its assessment of the global economic outlook, financial stability, and the fiscal developments and prospects. The IMF’s Managing Director also presents the Global Policy Agenda. The meeting was chaired by Mohammed Aljadaan, Minister of Finance of Saudi Arabia who issued a statement at its conclusion. Christian Kettel Thomsen, Governor of Danmarks Nationalbank, represented the Nordic-Baltic Constituency at the IMFC on this occasion.
Links to various meeting documents:
The Fund‘s flagship reports as well as other documents related to the Spring Meetings can be found on the IMF‘s webpage.
Photo 1: Ásgeir Jónsson, Governor of the Central Bank of Iceland, and Þórarinn G. Pétursson, Deputy Governor for Monetary Policy, at a meeting of the International Monetary Fund in Washington, April 14–17, 2026
Photo 2: Meeting between Ásgeir Jónsson, the Governor of the Central Bank of Iceland, and Alfred Kammer, Director of the European Department of the International Monetary Fund