At the Bangkok plenary, Ajay Banga set a fivefold minerals target, a private-capital push and a jobs-led model, as debt and aid cuts squeeze developing economies.
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Venezuela’s economy chief told the IMF-World Bank meetings in Bangkok that its debt sustainability analysis is delayed but imminent, a step that governs one of the largest sovereign workouts on record.
At the Bangkok Annual Meetings, the IMF chief challenged Washington’s growth-led fiscal plan and named advanced economies as the main offenders on debt, with rising yields hitting poorer states.
At the Bangkok IMF-World Bank meetings, the IMF chief called Senegal the test of the Common Framework playbook, as public debt nears 100% of global GDP.
China’s September exports beat forecasts and pushed its nine-month surplus to $938bn, as Washington and Brussels press Beijing to rebalance trade at the IMF-World Bank meetings.
A hotter-than-forecast September CPI pushed Treasury yields higher two weeks before the Fed meets, as the IMF urged Washington to cut its deficit.
The IMF’s October Global Financial Stability Report names three plausible triggers for a sharp tightening of financial conditions, raising stakes for governments and central banks.
The IMF’s Bangkok outlook upgrades 2026 growth slightly, pushes back its Hormuz reopening assumption and flags AI, debt and war risks, with weaker economies most exposed.