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Moneycontrol•14-10-2026, 16:39
FM Sitharaman Begins Four-Day Official Visit to Thailand for IMF and World Bank Meetings
  • •Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is on a four-day official visit to Thailand to attend the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group.
  • •She will participate in G20 and G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meetings to discuss global economic outlook and development priorities.
  • •Sitharaman is scheduled to hold bilateral meetings with counterparts from Thailand, Switzerland, Japan, Luxembourg, and Bhutan.
  • •She will also interact with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and participate in an Atlantic Council fireside chat on India's growth outlook and Viksit Bharat 2047.

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is on a four-day official visit to Thailand starting Wednesday to attend the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group, along with G20 and G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meetings.

Sitharaman will hold bilateral meetings with Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas, alongside the finance ministers of Switzerland, Japan, Luxembourg, and Bhutan. She is also scheduled to meet IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and the Governor of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC).

Sitharaman will participate in an Atlantic Council fireside chat discussing India's growth outlook, trade resilience, reform of the international financial architecture, India-ASEAN relations, and the road to Viksit Bharat 2047.