Global finance leaders gather today in Washington, D.C., for the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

Last year's IMF and World Bank annual meetings got underway in Morocco as the Palestinian militant group Hamas attacked Israel, killing more than 1,200 people and unleashing conflicts with a death toll of more than 40,000 Gazans, according to Palestinian health authorities.

Economic experts and global finance chiefs are gathered in Washington this week to discuss the future of global trade, finance and related climate actions.

Overshadowed by international crises, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank are due to start their annual meeting on Monday in the US capital, Washington. The meeting brings together finance ministers,

Global finance leaders are in D.C. this week for the IMF and World Bank annual meetings, meaning that there will be street closures and parking restrictions.

The great and the good of international development are in Washington, DC, this week for the most important event on their annual calendar.

The elephant in the room will be the potential for an election victory by Donald Trump to upend the international economic system with massive new US tariffs.