FM Nirmala Sitharaman to attend IMF-World Bank meetings in Bangkok


Finance Minister to meet global counterparts, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva and other financial leaders during her October 14-18 visit to Thailand.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will visit Bangkok, Thailand, from October 14 to 18 to attend the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group, alongside discussions with G20 and G7 finance ministers and central bank governors.

During the five-day visit, Sitharaman will participate in multilateral discussions on the global economic outlook, financial sector developments, development priorities and international financial cooperation.

The finance minister is also scheduled to hold bilateral meetings with Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas and her counterparts from Switzerland, Japan, Luxembourg, Bhutan and Curaçao. She will also meet IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and the Governor of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation.

India’s growth outlook, reforms in focus

Sitharaman will participate in a fireside chat hosted by the Atlantic Council, where discussions will focus on India’s growth outlook, trade resilience, reform of the international financial architecture, India-ASEAN relations and the roadmap towards Viksit Bharat 2047.

The finance minister will also join a German-hosted side event on making cities investable by mobilising private capital for urban and water infrastructure.

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