Thailand prepares to host IMF-World Bank meetings
More than 15,000 participants from 191 countries are expected as officials weigh inflation, debt pressures and energy shocks.
- Finance officials gathered in Bangkok this week for the International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual meetings, focusing on the US-Iran war's energy shock, rising debt pressures, and artificial intelligence's uneven global impact.
- The US-Israeli-led war with Iran, now in its eighth month, dominates the agenda as Tehran's retaliatory actions have curtailed global oil supplies and fueled surging energy prices affecting developing nations hardest.
- Developing nations face a "perfect storm" of challenges, with $400 billion in debt payments due in 2026 and interest costs already exceeding 10% of revenue on average.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will skip the high-profile gathering for "domestic engagements," though Federal Reserve Board Chairman Kevin Warsh will attend and participate in public events later this week.
- IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned that while artificial intelligence drives growth, the global economy faces highly uneven impacts from energy shocks and climate risks in the coming months.
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IMF, World Bank meet as Iran war threatens global economy
Finance officials from around the world will gather in Bangkok this week under the shadow of a widening war in the Middle East, the biggest-ever energy supply shock and rising interest rates that together pose daunting risks to already-sluggish global economic growth. The US-Israeli-led war with Iran, now in its eighth month, and its inflationary […]
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