War and High Debt to Dominate IMF-World Bank Meetings in Bangkok

Finance officials from 18,000 registered attendees gathered in Bangkok for the annual IMF-World Bank meetings, the first held outside Washington in three years. The agenda focused on the eighth month of the US-Israel war on Iran and its inflationary impact. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was absent, while Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh participated in public events with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva.

Source: War and High Debt to Dominate IMF-World Bank Meetings in Bangkok — Al Jazeera

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Topics: imf · worldbank · bangkok · debt · globaleconomy