IMF-World Bank meetings kick off in Thailand with energy shock, AI on agenda

editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews) · Africanews

Published 12 Oct 2026, 7:15 pm·1 d ago·1 min read

Listen to this story

Read aloud by your device

Finance officials from all over the world are meeting in Bangkok this week for the annual gatherings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. The US-Iran war's energy shock and artificial intelligence should be on the agenda.

Read the full story at Africanews

africanews.com

Open ↗

Part of an ongoing event

Open timeline →

War and high debt to dominate IMF-World Bank meetings in Bangkok

9 articles

Economy · Finance

Samsung Electronics chairman Lee to receive 2.6 trillion won worth of shares from mother, reports say

45 min ago·CNA·1 min read

Economy · Finance

In charts: How one of the world's biggest economies got trapped by debt

49 min ago·CNBC · World·1 min read

Economy · Finance

IMF forecasts 3.1% global growth in 2026, says economic resilience under strain

1 h ago·Premium Times·1 min read

Economy · Finance

Anthropic warns AI models could soon copy themselves across home devices

1 h ago·CNBC · World·1 min read

Economy · Finance

BigBang in Singapore: 4 things fans can check out, from MBS light shows to pop-ups and exclusive merch

1 h ago·CNA·1 min read

IMF-World Bank meetings kick off in Thailand with energy shock, AI on agenda

Part of an ongoing event

Related