Mumbai, Feb. 18 -- A two-day inaugural annual global Conference on Emerging Market Economies was held in Al Ula, Saudi Arabia from February 16-17, co-hosted by the Saudi Finance Ministry and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Mohammed Aljadaan, Finance Minister of Saudi Arabia, and Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the IMF, noted following the conference that they would like to thank Emerging Markets policymakers, academics, and representatives of the regional and international financial institutions for joining us and helping to make this first-ever Al Ula Economic Conference for Emerging Market Economies a successful forum for building greater collaboration and discussing the specific challenges facing emerging markets (EMs)....