Thailand Gears Up for 2026 IMF-World Bank Meetings

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BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand has been selected to host the prestigious 2026 annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, marking the country’s 2nd time hosting these major global financial conferences since 1991.

 

The event is expected to attract over 12,000 participants, including global financial leaders from 190 countries. Various public and private sector committees are being formed to ensure comprehensive preparedness for the conferences, which are poised to serve as a vital platform for discussing global economic challenges and fostering collaborative financial and fiscal policies.

 

Hosting the meetings presents a strategic opportunity for Thailand to enhance its global economic profile, particularly in tourism, and to showcase its cultural richness to a global audience. In conjunction with this event, the Finance Ministry and the Bank of Thailand (BOT) have launched a competition to design promotional and decorative materials that reflect Thai identity and international cooperation. This contest is open until January 14, 2024, with details available online.

 

Organizers said the successful hosting of these meetings will leave a lasting positive impression on international visitors, promoting Thailand as a top destination for future global events and tourism.

 

By Krajangwit Johjit

 

Full story: NNT 2023-11-29

 

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It would be laughable if it weren't going to be so ridiculously expensive.

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Those around then will remember, that they built the QSNCC centre in a mere nine months as well as a long wall along Ratchadaphisek parallel to Soi 16 to hide the slums. Furthermore school classes were driven over to the new wall to "beautify" the concrete with children's paintings. 
To hide the fact over Bangkok's then already notorious traffic jam, the government declared a public holiday week and justified that with the statement, that "the school children could also enjoy the IMF conference". 

I was in charge of accompanying a European Finance Minister who asked me in the government-sponsored limo, what these discussions over Bangkok's traffic jams were all about as we were whisked through between QSNCC and the (former) Hilton Hotel on Wireless Road. The minister passed away, the Hilton manages another property but my memories over that Thai governmental hat trick remains a vidid memory ;-)