Schedule - 2026 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group

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Livestream overview and principal high-level events

• Events listed are open to the public via livestream.
• Curtain Raiser: "2026 Annual Meetings Curtain Raiser: Outlook for the Global Economy and Policy Priorities"
  • Date/time: 10/07/2026 01:00 PM–02:00 PM Asia/Bangkok
  • Speakers: Kristalina Georgieva (Managing Director, IMF); Tharman Shanmugaratnam (President of the Republic of Singapore).
• Annual Meetings Plenary
  • Date/time: 10/16/2026 09:00 AM–10:15 AM Asia/Bangkok
  • Location: 1 - Plenary Hall.
• Managing Director's Fireside Chat with Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh
  • Date/time: 10/16/2026 10:30 AM–11:00 AM Asia/Bangkok.

Analytical research presentations and findings

• Analytical Corner: Labor Markets in Asia: Challenges and Opportunities in the Age of AI
  • Date/time: 10/12/2026 02:30 PM–02:55 PM Asia/Bangkok.
  • Finding: Presentation draws on millions of online job postings from across Asia to provide early evidence on how AI is reshaping labor markets and the policy questions raised for worker and labor market adaptation.
  • Presenter: Divya Kirti (Asia and Pacific Department, IMF).
• Analytical Corner: The Resilience-Efficiency Tradeoff: Policy Considerations
  • Date/time: 10/12/2026 03:00 PM–03:25 PM Asia/Bangkok.
  • Finding: Governments should consider trade-offs between economic security and efficiency in critical supply chains; shocks to critical inputs can amplify through production networks; win-win policies outperform costly protectionism.
  • Presenter: Allan Dizioli (European Department, IMF).
• Analytical Corner: The Coming Great Repression? New Measures and a Century of Evidence
  • Date/time: 10/12/2026 03:30 PM–03:55 PM Asia/Bangkok.
  • Finding: New quantity-based indicators measure financial repression across 17 advanced economies since 1920; 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).
• Additional Analytical Corner topics and presenters:
  • "Fiscal Drivers of FDI in Low-Income Countries" — Date/time: 10/13/2026 02:30 PM–02:55 PM Asia/Bangkok; presenter: Isabela Duarte (Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF).
  • "Navigating a Shock-Prone World: Lessons from Cost-of-Living Crises" — Date/time: 10/13/2026 03:00 PM–03:25 PM Asia/Bangkok; presenter: Chiara Maggi (Research Department, IMF).
  • "Mind the Gaps: Caribbean Trade Patterns and the Connectivity Constraints" — Date/time: 10/13/2026 03:30 PM–03:55 PM Asia/Bangkok; presenter: JaeBin Ahn (Western Hemisphere Department, IMF).

Press briefings and flagship reports

• Press Briefing: World Economic Outlook
  • Date/time: 10/13/2026 09:00 AM–09:45 AM Asia/Bangkok.
• Press Briefing: Global Financial Stability Report
  • Date/time: 10/13/2026 10:15 AM–11:00 AM Asia/Bangkok.
  • Speakers listed: Athanasios Vamvakidis; Jason Wu; Caio Ferreira; Camila Perez (Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF).
• Press Briefing: Fiscal Monitor
  • Date/time: 10/14/2026 09:00 AM–09:45 AM Asia/Bangkok.
• Departmental press briefings include: Asia Pacific Department (10/15/2026 09:00 AM–09:45 AM), Middle East and Central Asia Department (10/15/2026 11:30 AM–12:15 PM), African Department (10/15/2026 04:30 PM–05:15 PM), Western Hemisphere Department (10/16/2026 11:00 AM–11:45 AM), European Department (10/16/2026 05:00 PM–05:45 PM).
• IMFC Press Briefing
  • Date/time: 10/17/2026 12:30 PM–01:00 PM Asia/Bangkok.

Civil Society Policy Forum themes and sessions

• Multiple Civil Society Policy Forum sessions are scheduled, addressing:
  • The Political Economy Evaluation: The Politics of Successful Economic Reform in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States — 10/13/2026 09:00 AM–10:30 AM Asia/Bangkok.
  • Following the Money: Beneficial Ownership Transparency for Financial Integrity and Competitive Markets in Southeast Asia — 10/13/2026 11:00 AM–12:30 PM Asia/Bangkok.
  • Beyond Disclosure: Making Fiscal Governance Work for People in Asia and Pacific — 10/13/2026 02:00 PM–03:30 PM Asia/Bangkok.
  • The 3-Pillar Approach Turns Two: Assessing the IMF-World Bank Response to Debt Liquidity Challenges — 10/14/2026 09:00 AM–10:30 AM Asia/Bangkok.
  • Rethinking IMF Surveillance and Lending in an Era of Overlapping Shocks — 10/15/2026 11:00 AM–12:30 PM Asia/Bangkok.
  • Debt Governance 2.0: Governing Risk Beyond the Debt Perimeter — 10/16/2026 09:00 AM–10:30 AM Asia/Bangkok.
  • Note: Civil Society Policy Forum events will be available via Zoom, with recordings available on demand at a later date.

Governor Talks, seminars, and country/regional flagship events

• Governor Talks include:
  • Korea: "Korea's Monetary Policy Challenges in the Context of the Combination of the AI Upcycle and Conflict in the Middle East" — Date/time: 10/13/2026 04:15 PM–04:45 PM Asia/Bangkok; speakers: Hyung-Song Shin (Governor of the Bank of Korea) and Krishna Srinivasan (Director of the Asia and Pacific Department, IMF).
  • France: "Beyond Inflation: Europe's Policy Challenges in a Changing World" — Date/time: 10/14/2026 10:30 AM–11:00 AM Asia/Bangkok.
  • Rwanda: "Cross-Border Payments, Cyber Security, and AI" — Date/time: 10/14/2026 01:30 PM–02:00 PM Asia/Bangkok.
  • Venezuela: "Venezuela Redux: From Crisis Management to Restoring Hope" — Date/time: 10/14/2026 03:00 PM–03:30 PM Asia/Bangkok.
  • Georgia: "Central Banking in a Changing World: Perspectives from the National Bank of Georgia" — Date/time: 10/15/2026 03:00 PM–03:30 PM Asia/Bangkok.
• Thai Minister of Finance Flagship Event: "Building Resilience in a Fragmented World"
  • Date/time: 10/13/2026 01:30 PM–02:30 PM Asia/Bangkok; location: G-01.
• Thailand Special Seminar: "Bangkok 1991-2026: Thailand’s Path to Resilient, Inclusive Growth"
  • Date/time: 10/13/2026 03:00 PM–04:00 PM Asia/Bangkok.

New Economy Forum, AI, and taxation/technology policy discussions

• New Economy Forum sessions:
  • "From Tax to Treasury: Building Digitally Connected Public Finance" — Date/time: 10/13/2026 10:30 AM–11:30 AM Asia/Bangkok.
  • "New Trends in Financial Infrastructure: Tokenization and Agentic AI" — Date/time: 10/13/2026 04:45 PM–05:30 PM Asia/Bangkok.
  • "Rethinking Taxation for the AI Era" — Date/time: 10/14/2026 04:30 PM–05:10 PM Asia/Bangkok.
  • Discussion points listed: how taxation can raise revenue and address distributional concerns while preserving innovation; questions include where profit from large tech companies should be taxed, labor versus capital taxation, and possible special levies on AI such as compute, energy, or AI subscriptions.
  • Speakers: Adrian Brown; Ioana Marinescu; Miranda Stewart; Ruud De Mooij (Deputy Director, IMF Fiscal Affairs Department).
• AI-focused sessions and panels:
  • "AI and the Global Economy: Transformation in the Age of Disruption" — Date/time: 10/16/2026 11:15 AM–12:15 PM Asia/Bangkok; speakers include Ha Jung-woo, Tiff Macklem, Tobias Meyer, Jack Clark.
  • "AI & Cyber Risks" — Date/time: 10/16/2026 04:15 PM–05:15 PM Asia/Bangkok.
  • Analytical Corner and Governor Talks reference the implications of the AI upcycle for labor markets, monetary policy, and financial infrastructure.

Capacity development, fraud, financial stability, and thematic implementation

• Capacity Development Talks:
  • "Better Data, Better Decisions: How Statistical Innovation is Reshaping the Foundations of Policymaking" — Date/time: 10/13/2026 01:00 PM–01:45 PM Asia/Bangkok.
  • "Leveraging Technology to Strengthen Public Financial Management in South Asia" — Date/time: 10/14/2026 12:00 PM–12:45 PM Asia/Bangkok.
• Bangkok Blueprint for Fraud-Resilient Financial Services (seminar launch)
  • Date/time: 10/14/2026 12:30 PM–01:30 PM Asia/Bangkok.
  • Purpose: Launch of a high-level framework for tackling cyber-enabled fraud through a whole-of-ecosystem approach.
  • Implementation session: "Bangkok Blueprint Implementation" — Date/time: 10/14/2026 02:00 PM–03:00 PM Asia/Bangkok.
• Financial stability and sovereign risk discussions:
  • "Future of Financial Stability Assessment: Systemwide Perspectives in an Interconnected World" — Date/time: 10/17/2026 02:00 PM–03:00 PM Asia/Bangkok.
  • "Mitigating Sovereign Risks in Market Access Countries" — Date/time: 10/13/2026 03:30 PM–04:30 PM Asia/Bangkok.

Sectoral and regional policy sessions

• Food security and commodity security:
  • "Food Security in an Age of Shocks" — Date/time: 10/15/2026 10:00 AM–11:00 AM Asia/Bangkok; speakers include Aboubakar Nacanabo, Ilyas Dawaleh, Bihi Egeh, Rania Al-Mashat.
  • "From Security to Prosperity: The Macroeconomic Case for Commodity Security" — Date/time: 10/15/2026 02:00 PM–03:00 PM Asia/Bangkok.
• Regional and thematic seminars:
  • "ASEAN in a Changing Global Landscape" — Date/time: 10/14/2026 08:30 AM–09:30 AM Asia/Bangkok.
  • "Pathways to Resilience: Success Stories in Reform and Partnership" — Date/time: 10/14/2026 03:30 PM–04:30 PM Asia/Bangkok.
  • "Africa's Golden Future" — Date/time: 10/13/2026 05:00 PM–06:00 PM Asia/Bangkok.

References

• 2026 Annual Meetings Curtain Raiser: Outlook for the Global Economy and Policy Priorities
• Shaping the Future of Asia Book Launch
• Analytical Corner: Labor Markets in Asia: Challenges and Opportunities in the Age of AI
• Analytical Corner: The Resilience-Efficiency Tradeoff: Policy Considerations
• Analytical Corner: The Coming Great Repression? New Measures and a Century of Evidence
• IMF Inspired
• Civil Society Policy Forum: The Political Economy Evaluation: The Politics of Successful Economic Reform in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States
• Press Briefing: Global Financial Stability Report
• Analytical Corner: Fiscal Drivers of FDI in Low-Income Countries
• Analytical Corner: Navigating a Shock-Prone World: Lessons from Cost-of-Living Crises
• Analytical Corner: Mind the Gaps: Caribbean Trade Patterns and the Connectivity Constraints
• Governor Talks: Korea's Monetary Policy Challenges in the Context of the Combination of the AI Upcycle and Conflict in the Middle East
• Africa's Golden Future
• Press Briefing: Fiscal Monitor
• New Economy Forum: Rethinking Taxation for the AI Era
• Food Security in an Age of Shocks
• AI & Cyber Risks
• Future of Financial Stability Assessment: Systemwide Perspectives in an Interconnected World