IMF Annual Report 2026
Navigating a Precarious World
Working together to foster strength, resilience, and growth.
In Focus
Fiscal: Growing Pressures on the Public Purse
As public debt climbs and governments face rising spending demands, countries must make difficult choices to maintain stability, invest in growth, and strengthen resilience.
AI: Deployment and Disruption
Artificial intelligence could transform productivity, investment, labor markets, and economic policy, posing new opportunities and risks for workers, countries, and businesses.
Trade and Growth: Strained Resilience
Geopolitical tensions, shifting trade relationships, and supply chain disruptions are reshaping global commerce and influencing how economies perform.
New Frontiers for Digital Finance
Stablecoins, digital payments, central bank digital currencies, and tokenization are changing the future of finance and raising important questions for regulators and policymakers.
2026 IMF-WBG Annual Meetings: Bangkok, Thailand
Thailand sits at the heart of Southeast Asia, connecting economies, cultures, and ideas across the region and beyond. In October 2026, the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings will return to Bangkok for the first time since 1991. The meetings' return highlights Thailand's remarkable progress and underscores its role as a hub for global economic cooperation. As profound shifts in geopolitics, trade, and technology reshape the global economy, the 2026 Annual Meetings will bring together policymakers to discuss how to strengthen resilience and forge dynamic, durable, and inclusive growth for the future.
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