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IMF and World Bank meetings in Bangkok to focus on global economic pressures
Finance ministers and central bank leaders from 191 countries are meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, from October 12 to 18.
The annual gathering is organized by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
Leaders will discuss rising government debt and interest rates, persistent inflation, the effects of wars and the direction of artificial intelligence.
The IMF projects that public debt will exceed the size of the global economy by 2030.
It says wars, including Russia’s war against Ukraine and the United States’ war against Iran, are helping drive up energy and food costs.
Higher prices have reduced people’s purchasing power, and the IMF says wages can remain behind for years after a crisis.
The meetings will consider responses to these pressures, including temporary income support for vulnerable households.
Leaders from 191 countries are due to meet in Bangkok for the annual IMF and World Bank meetings.
The talks will focus on rising public debt and interest rates, persistent inflationary pressure and the effects of wars.
The meetings are scheduled to run through October 18 in Thailand.
The IMF says public debt is expected to exceed 100% of global GDP by 2030.
- Who
- Leaders from 191 countries, including finance ministers and central bank governors.
- What
- The annual IMF and World Bank meetings will discuss global economic pressures.
- When
- They are scheduled to begin Monday, October 12, and run through October 18.
- Where
- Bangkok, Thailand.
- Why
- To discuss economic pressures including rising debt and interest rates, inflation, wars and artificial intelligence.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
High yields are inflating interest bills at a time of budget constraints and competing priorities, including defense
The dynamic of high interest rates is not present only in the US. It reflects a broader global readjustment in the cost of capital: from UK Gilts to Japanese government bonds
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva spoke in Singapore about high yields and budget pressures.
A US Treasury auction of 30-year bonds recorded a maximum yield of 5.618%, according to the article.
The annual IMF and World Bank meetings are due to begin in Bangkok.
The meetings are scheduled to end.
- Countries represented
- 191
- Meeting location
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Meeting dates
- October 12–18
- Projected public debt
- More than 100% of global GDP by 2030
- US 30-year bond auction yield
- 5.618% maximum yield on October 8
Sources
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