As the global economy navigates a shifting landscape of divergent growth, persistent uncertainty and a changing framework of multilateral co-operation, the role of the International Monetary Fund stands squarely in focus. Dan Katz, first deputy managing director of the IMF, joins OMFIF’s chief economist and vice chair, Mark Sobel, to share his perspectives on the Fund’s priorities and its role. Taking place after the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings, the discussion covers the IMF’s work on multilateral surveillance, large-scale lending programmes and the broader challenges facing the international financial system ahead