The Ninth Conference to Translate the IMF History Book Series

2018-09-12 IMI

On September 12, 2018, the ninth conference to translate the IMF History Book Series was held at Renmin University of China. The conference was attended by the head of translation, former deputy director of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, Wei benhua; the former director of the international division of the People's Bank of China, Zhang Zhixiang; vice president of Chinese Finance Press, Cheng Jianguo; the director of foreign cooperation book editing department, He Wei; dean of the School of Economics and Finance of Renmin University, Zhuag Yumin; deputy director of the International Monetary Institute, Song Ke; and the project leader for each volume. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Zhang Jie, director of the International Monetary Institute at Renmin University. First to speak, Vice president Mr. Cheng Jianguo affirmed each translation group’s progress. He pointed out that it has been four years since the translation project has started, every project leaders and individual translators have all devoted their heart into the IMF History Book Series. Next, the secretariat and project leader for each volume updated progress in terms of translation and editing. Whenever slower progress was being reported, the secretariat made sure to enhance communication and supervision, so as to ensure the entire project would be completed in a timely fashion. Next, head of translation Mr. Wei Benhua and experts attending the conference discussed on how the books should be published and distributed. Finally, Dean Zhuang Yumin thanked the project members for their hard work and expressed strong support, on behalf of Remin University, for the translation project. The meeting ended in a warm and friendly atmosphere. The International Monetary Fund History Book Series is written, edited and published by the IMF. It is a series of work detailing the history of the International Monetary Fund, from its inception in 1945 to 1999. The accounts include IMF’s participation in the global monetary system reform and IMF’s role in ensuring the normal operation of the global financial framework. The Series gives not only an authoritative and accurate account of the IMF, but also surveys the history of global economic and financial reform. It is of great practical significance for China, providing reference for financial reform, for building a monetary financial market system, for promoting RMB internationalization, and for China’s participation in global leadership. With the exclusive authorization of the International Monetary Fund in 2014, the Institute of Economics and Finance of Renmin University of China and the International Monetary Institute (IMI) jointly started work to compile and publish the International Monetary Fund History Book Series, a total of 11 volumes and more than 4.3 million words, for the first time in a foreign language. It is expected that the series will be officially published by the end of 2019. The compilation group comprises of leading international finance experts from politics and academia. Wu Xiaoqiu, vice president of Renmin University of China, and Zhang Tao, vice president of the International Monetary Fund, are invited to serve as editorial director. The editorial board includes more than 40 members, such as the executive directors for China in IMF, policy leaders from the People’s Bank of China, China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, and China Security Regulatory Commission, as well as leading figures from the research institutes and academia. This is the ninth meeting to coordinate compilation and publication.

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