Schedule - 2026 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group
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- 10/07/2026 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM Asia/Bangkok — 2026 Annual Meetings Curtain Raiser: Outlook for the Global Economy and Policy Priorities. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva delivers the Curtain Raiser speech followed by a fireside chat with Tharman Shanmugaratnam, President of the Republic of Singapore.
- 10/12/2026 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Asia/Bangkok — Youth Dialogue with First Deputy Managing Director. Dan Katz with Aukrit Unahalekhaka, Mei Tan, Sarah Rauzana discussing forces shaping Asia’s future for young people.
- 10/12/2026 01:00 PM - 02:15 PM Asia/Bangkok — Shaping the Future of Asia Book Launch. Panel includes Nigel Clarke; Chang Yong Rhee; Veerathai Santiprabhob; Anantha Nageswaran.
- 10/13/2026 09:00 AM - 09:45 AM Asia/Bangkok — Press Briefing: World Economic Outlook. Launch of October 2026 World Economic Outlook, Resilience under Strain, Urgent Choices. Speakers: Silvana Tenreyro; Petya Koeva Brooks; Deniz Igan; Jose Luis de Haro.
- 10/16/2026 09:00 AM - 10:15 AM Asia/Bangkok — Annual Meetings Plenary. Speakers include Carlos Spalding; Ajay Banga; Kristalina Georgieva.
Analytical findings and research presentations
- 10/12/2026 02:30 PM - 02:55 PM Asia/Bangkok — Analytical Corner: Labor Markets in Asia: Challenges and Opportunities in the Age of AI. Drawing on millions of online job postings from across Asia to provide early evidence on how AI is reshaping labor markets and raise policy questions about worker and labor-market adaptation. Presenter: Divya Kirti (Asia and Pacific Department, IMF).
- 10/12/2026 03:30 PM - 03:55 PM Asia/Bangkok — Analytical Corner: The Coming Great Repression? New Measures and a Century of Evidence. New quantity-based indicators measuring financial repression across 17 advanced economies since 1920; findings: repression peaked after WWII, receded with liberalization, and has risen since the GFC, generating measurable fiscal savings. Presenter: Neil Shenai (Strategy, Policy and Review Department, IMF).
- 10/13/2026 02:30 PM - 02:55 PM Asia/Bangkok — Analytical Corner: Fiscal Drivers of FDI in Low-Income Countries. New IMF research shows fiscal discipline and strong fiscal institutions play a critical role in drawing foreign investment. Presenter: Isabela Duarte (Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF).
- 10/13/2026 03:00 PM - 03:25 PM Asia/Bangkok — Analytical Corner: Navigating a Shock-Prone World: Lessons from Cost-of-Living Crises. Examines distributional burdens of rising grocery and utility bills and policy responses. Presenter: Chiara Maggi (Research Department, IMF).
- 10/13/2026 03:30 PM - 03:55 PM Asia/Bangkok — Analytical Corner: Mind the Gaps: Caribbean Trade Patterns and the Connectivity Constraints. Research finding: limited shipping and air links constrain trade and tourism diversification, raise transport costs, and increase vulnerability to external shocks. Presenter: JaeBin Ahn (Western Hemisphere Department, IMF).
Policy directions and recommendations from flagship seminars and panels
- 10/13/2026 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM Asia/Bangkok — Mitigating Sovereign Risks in Market Access Countries. Panel examines sustaining debt and market confidence while supporting growth and social cohesion; discusses credible, growth-friendly consolidation; efficient and equitable measures; strong institutions; transparency; stakeholder engagement; and prudent debt management. Session will preview updated Public Debt Management Guidelines emphasizing governance, clear decisions, and accountability.
- Panelists include: Muhammad Aurangzeb; Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan; Álvaro Santos Pereira; Nehad Chowdhury; and others.
- 10/14/2026 09:00 AM - 09:45 AM Asia/Bangkok — Press Briefing: Fiscal Monitor. Launch of October 2026 Fiscal Monitor, Taxing Better to Boost Growth. Speakers: Rodrigo Valdés; Era Dabla-Norris; Davide Furceri; Pavis Devahasadin na Ayutaya.
- 10/15/2026 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM Asia/Bangkok — Building Fiscal Resilience in a Shock Prone World. Emphasis on mobilizing domestic resources, good public finance management, and spending efficiently to create fiscal space for growth—critical for developing and more vulnerable economies. Speakers: Hideaki Imamura; Swarnim Wagle; Situmbeko Musokotwane.
Technology, AI, cyber risk, and taxation themes
- 10/12/2026 04:00 PM - 04:45 PM Asia/Bangkok — IMF Inspired: AI: Unlocking Our Human Potential. Showcases women entrepreneurs and AI leaders; featuring Dr. Ayesha Khanna and Sabina Bhatia.
- 10/13/2026 04:45 PM - 05:30 PM Asia/Bangkok — New Economy Forum: New Trends in Financial Infrastructure: Tokenization and Agentic AI. Discussion on how tokenization and agentic AI could transform settlement, collateral management, liquidity, cross-border transactions, and interoperability. Panelists: Naveen Mallela; Alan Lim; Valerie Urbain; Thierry Chilosi.
- 10/14/2026 04:30 PM - 05:10 PM Asia/Bangkok — New Economy Forum: Rethinking Taxation for the AI Era. Explores taxation challenges posed by AI: taxing large tech profits, labor versus capital taxation, special levies on compute/energy/AI subscriptions, balancing revenue, distributional concerns, innovation, and fiscal sustainability. Panelists: Adrian Brown; Ioana Marinescu; Miranda Stewart; Ruud De Mooij.
- 10/16/2026 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM Asia/Bangkok — AI and the Global Economy: From Risk to Opportunity. Draws on IMF research to explore productivity, growth, labor markets, financial stability, and policy choices for harnessing AI benefits while managing risks. Panelists include Jack Clark; Carlos Cuerpo; Tiff Macklem; Tobias Meyer.
- 10/16/2026 04:15 PM - 05:15 PM Asia/Bangkok — Artificial Intelligence and Escalating Cyber Risks: Implications for Macroeconomic and Financial Stability. Discusses how advancing AI reshapes cyber threat landscape and policy responses needed to mitigate systemic risks while harnessing benefits. Panelists include Bo Li; Marlene Amstad; Andrea Maechler; Paulo Picchetti; Michael Sellitto.
Capacity development, governance, and regional resilience
- 10/13/2026 01:00 PM - 01:45 PM Asia/Bangkok — Capacity Development Talk: Better Data, Better Decisions: How Statistical Innovation is Reshaping the Foundations of Policymaking. Focus on how innovation and emerging technologies are transforming macroeconomic statistics compilation and dissemination for better-informed policy. Speakers include Franck Bousquet; Hae Kim; Williamina Hubert; Zeno Abenoja; Paul Austin.
- 10/14/2026 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM Asia/Bangkok — Capacity Development Talk: Leveraging Technology to Strengthen Public Financial Management in South Asia. Discusses progress and IMF SARTTAC’s role in leveraging technology for PFM. Speakers include Juhi Mukherjee; Kapila Senanayake; Harald Finger.
- 10/14/2026 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM Asia/Bangkok — Bangkok Blueprint for Fraud-Resilient Financial Services. Launch of the Bangkok Blueprint: a high-level framework for tackling cyber-enabled fraud through a whole-of-ecosystem approach. Speakers include Anshula Kant; Soraya Munyana Hakuziyaremye; Andrew Bailey.
- 10/14/2026 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM Asia/Bangkok — Bangkok Blueprint Implementation. Follow-up session on implementing the blueprint.
Regional and sectoral sessions (trade, food security, commodity security, integration)
- 10/14/2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Asia/Bangkok — Trade Diversification in Turbulent Times: Implications for Economic Stability and Growth.
- 10/15/2026 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Asia/Bangkok — Food Security in an Age of Shocks. Examines protecting vulnerable households and safeguarding fiscal sustainability amid rising food and transport costs. Speakers include Aboubakar Nacanabo; Ilyas Dawaleh; Bihi Egeh; Rania Al-Mashat.
- 10/15/2026 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM Asia/Bangkok — From Security to Prosperity: The Macroeconomic Case for Commodity Security. Explores how secure and diversified commodity supply chains support investment, competitiveness, and sustainable growth.
- 10/13/2026 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM Asia/Bangkok — Thai Minister of Finance Flagship Event - Building Resilience in a Fragmented World. Panel includes Ekniti Nitithanprapas; Ajay Banga; Riikka Purra.
Civil Society Policy Forum topics (selection)
- 10/13/2026 09:00 AM - 10:30 AM Asia/Bangkok — The Political Economy Evaluation: The Politics of Successful Economic Reform in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States.
- 10/13/2026 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Asia/Bangkok — Following the Money: Beneficial Ownership Transparency for Financial Integrity and Competitive Markets in Southeast Asia.
- 10/13/2026 04:00 PM - 05:30 PM Asia/Bangkok — Regional Integration Agendas: Tax and Trade Cooperation in an Uncertain Global Economy.
- 10/14/2026 09:00 AM - 10:30 AM Asia/Bangkok — The 3-Pillar Approach Turns Two Assessing the IMF-World Bank Response to Debt Liquidity Challenges.
- 10/15/2026 09:00 AM - 10:30 AM Asia/Bangkok — Making Adaptation Count in Debt Sustainability Analysis: Lessons for the LIC-DSF Review.
- Note: Civil Society Policy Forum events will be available via Zoom, with recordings available on demand at a later date (as indicated for the forum).
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