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IMF and World Bank to discuss global economic risks in Bangkok
The International Monetary Fund and World Bank will hold their annual meetings in Bangkok, Thailand, from 12 to 18 October.
The gatherings bring together finance ministers, central bank leaders and other participants from more than 190 member countries.
They will discuss economic growth, financial stability and poverty reduction, as well as pressures facing the global economy.
High energy costs and inflation worries are on the agenda amid continuing tensions in the Middle East.
Governments’ rising borrowing costs and the risks linked to high global debt are also expected to feature.
Participants will consider how artificial intelligence could affect jobs, education, finance and economic growth, alongside climate finance and food security.
The IMF plans to publish updated global economic and financial reports on 13 and 14 October, offering further analysis during the meetings.
The IMF and World Bank will hold their annual meetings in Bangkok, Thailand, from 12 to 18 October.
The meetings are expected to bring together more than 10,000 participants from over 190 member countries.
Discussions are expected to cover economic growth, financial stability, debt, energy costs, inflation and the effects of artificial intelligence.
Thailand is hosting the meetings for the first time since 1991.
Several IMF reports are scheduled for release during the meetings.
- Who
- The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, alongside participants including finance ministers and central bank governors from more than 190 member countries.
- What
- They will hold their annual meetings.
- When
- 12–18 October 2026.
- Where
- Bangkok, Thailand.
- Why
- To discuss challenges facing the global economy, including geopolitical tensions, energy costs, inflation and debt.
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The IMF and World Bank annual meetings are scheduled to begin in Bangkok.
The IMF is scheduled to publish its World Economic Outlook and Global Financial Stability Report.
The IMF is scheduled to publish its Fiscal Monitor.
The Development Committee and the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors are scheduled to meet.
The International Monetary and Financial Committee is scheduled to meet.
The annual meetings are scheduled to end.
- Meeting dates
- 12–18 October 2026
- Host city
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Previous Thai host year
- 1991
- Expected participants
- More than 10,000
- Member countries represented
- More than 190
- Global debt stock
- $365.5 trillion in the first half of the year
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