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Ekniti Leads Thai Delegation to Four Major IMF-World Bank Forums, 30 Bilateral Meetings
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Ekniti Nitithanprapas, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, disclosed that the Thai delegation is preparing to take part in four key discussions at the international financial gathering, along with a total of 30 bilateral meetings, during the week Thailand hosts the 2026 Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group, or the IMF-World Bank Group Annual Meetings 2026, from 12 to 18 October 2026. The first forum, on 13 October 2026 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., is the Thai Ministry of Finance's flagship event, titled Thai MOF Flagship Event: Building Resilience in a Fragmented World, with Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank, and Riikka Purra, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Finland, joining the discussion. The same day from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m., Ekniti will take the stage at the IMF APD: Thailand Special Seminar Bangkok 1991-2026 alongside Kenji Okamura, Deputy Managing Director of the IMF, Krishna Srinivasan, Director of the IMF's Asia and Pacific Department, Vitai Ratanakorn, Governor of the Bank of Thailand, Naronchai Akrasanee, Chairman of the Strategic Policy Institute Foundation, and Sutthiphant Chirathivat, Professor Emeritus at Chulalongkorn University. Then on 15 October 2026 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., he will join the IMF Flagship Global Debate with Kristalina Georgieva, Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Minister of Economy and Finance of Greece and President of the Eurogroup, Aliko Dangote, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Group, and Danny Quah, Professor of Economics at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. On 17 October 2026 from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., he will take the stage at Bangkok Dialogue Notes to summarise the key messages Thailand is conveying to the global community and to advance its role as a Trusted Connector. As for the 30 bilateral meetings with economic leaders and representatives of international financial institutions, the aim is to strengthen ties, exchange policies for coping with crises, open channels for cooperation, and build on opportunities in investment and economic development. The Thai government sees hosting this event as a chance to use its international financial, fiscal, and economic networks to connect Thailand to the global economy and deliver long-term benefits for the Thai economy.