Global Monitoring Report 2009

The Global Monitoring Report, an annual series of reports prepared jointly by the World Bank and the IMF, provides an assessment of progress and priorities in the global development agenda, with a focus on the Millennium Development Goals. The 2009 edition will feature an assessment of the implications of the global financial crisis for developing countries' growth, poverty reduction, and other MDGs and include a special focus on how the private sector can be better mobilized in support of these countries' growth and development objectives.