Jareeporn Jarukornsakul, Chairman of the Executive Committee and Chief Executive Officer of WHA Corporation Public Company Limited, or WHA, said that Thailand's hosting of the Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund in 2026, from October 12 to 18, 2026, represents a key opportunity to attract quality foreign direct investment and to connect capital from global financial markets into real investment in the industrial sector. The meetings will be held under the theme "Thailand's New Horizons: Empowering People, Building Resilience," and are expected to draw more than 15,000 senior leaders, international organization executives, investors, financial institutions, and private-sector participants from around the world. As for WHA Group's readiness, the company currently has more than 17 smart eco-industrial estates spanning over 88,900 rai in Thailand and Vietnam, along with total logistics space of more than 3.2 million square meters. In its utilities and power business, the company targets total water sales and water management in Thailand and Vietnam of 170 million cubic meters in 2026, and has total power generation capacity of 1,124 megawatts on a proportionate equity basis. Its mobility business aims to expand the number of electric vehicles under management to 637 by 2026, and the company has set a target of achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
WHA Corporation Public Company LimitedThailand hosting IMF-World Bank 2026 is seen by WHA's CEO as a key opportunity to attract quality FDI into the industrial sector, benefiting its industrial estates.
