Thailand prepares to host IMF-World Bank meetings
About 15,000 delegates are expected as officials weigh inflation risks, higher borrowing costs and support for low-income countries.
- On Monday, October 12, Bangkok hosts the 2026 IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings, bringing together more than 15,000 delegates at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center. Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered strict security and flood contingency plans.
- Following a late-September deluge of more than 304mm, authorities developed four flood-response tiers for the event. Contingency plans include switching delegates to rail at 50cm of flooding and cancelling meetings if water reaches 3m at the venue.
- Delegates will focus on the widening war in the Middle East and energy supply shocks threatening global growth. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned of combined pressures, stating, "Winter is coming."
- Bangkok government offices will work from home to ease traffic for arriving delegates. According to the Thai Finance Ministry, participant spending could generate 1.05–2.25 billion baht for the local economy.
- Hosting this summit for the first time in 35 years positions Thailand as a regional financial hub. Finance officials plan to spotlight digital transformation, green finance, and artificial intelligence integration during the week.
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Policymakers take on energy shock, rising debt at IMF-World Bank meetings
BANGKOK — Finance ministers and central bankers meet in Bangkok this week for the annual gatherings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Wo...
The US-Israeli war on Iran, the energy shock and record public debt will dominate the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in Bangkok. Finance ministers, central bankers and representatives of international institutions will discuss risks to global growth amid high interest rates and persistent inflation. The annual meetings will be held from October 12 to 18, Reuters reports. The conflict in the Middle East is e…
Financial officials from around the world will gather in Thailand from October 12 to 18 against a backdrop of expanding war in the Middle East, the biggest energy supply shock in history and rising interest rates, which together pose serious risks to global economic growth that has already slowed, the British agency Reuters reported.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank will assess the challenges facing the global economy at their annual meetings, in a context where geopolitical tensions are deepening uncertainties and rising energy costs are keeping inflationary pressures alive.
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