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Five takeaways from IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings: global risks, AI and Pakistan’s emergence

Pakistan Published 19 October 2026, 13:01 · archived 19 Oct 2026

The 2026 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group took place in Bangkok, Thailand, from October 12 to 18, 2026, bringing together global leaders, including finance ministers, central bank governors, policymakers, investors and experts from around the world. This year’s annual meetings renewed focus on ongoing issues posing daunting risks to already-sluggish global economic growth, including rising government debt, increasing geopolitical tensions, particularly in the Middle East amid the ongoing US-Iran conflict and the emergence of artificial intellige...

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