The 2025 Commonwealth Finance Ministers Meeting (CFMM) will take place on Monday, 13 October 2025, at the International Monetary Fund headquarters in Washington, DC.
The theme of the meeting will be ‘Strengthening Economic Resilience Amidst the International Policy Shift’.
The Commonwealth Secretary-General, Hon Shirley Botchwey, will lead the Commonwealth Secretariat delegation, supported by Dr Ruth Kattumuri, Senior Director of the Economic Development, Trade and Investment Directorate. This year, CFMM will be chaired by Malta’s Minister of Finance, Hon Clyde Caruana.
In the face of growing global uncertainty and profound shifts in international economic policy, Commonwealth Finance Ministers will convene to strengthen economic resilience through coordinated fiscal strategies, sustainable public investment, essential structural reforms, and encouraging investment from the private sector.
With member countries grappling with inflationary pressures, debt vulnerabilities, geopolitical fragmentation, and the accelerating green and digital transitions, this meeting provides a vital platform to share experiences and innovations for safeguarding economic stability, inclusive growth, and long-term fiscal sustainability.
Ministers will:
- Consider the key sources of sustainable and economic resilience in Commonwealth member states amidst challenges from emerging policy shifts and protectionism;
- Discuss opportunities amongst ongoing challenges and identify recommendations to enhance economic resilience in member countries, especially small states and developing economies; and
- Agree on key initiatives that the Commonwealth Secretariat can develop or scale up in supporting member countries with navigating emerging geoeconomic and global policy shifts, including through knowledge products, technical assistance, capacity-building and advocacy.
These meetings are closed to the media, with access permitted only for the opening remarks of the CFMM. To request access to the media pool for the CFMM meeting, please email Ben Maloney at [email protected]. Please note that journalists will need accreditation to the 2025 Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
