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IFC Managing Director Makhtar Diop joins the Atlantic Council in Bangkok to discuss how mobilizing private capital, unlocking investment opportunities, and strengthening public-private partnerships can drive economic growth and job creation in emerging markets.

This event is part of the Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center's on-the-ground coverage of the 2026 IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok, Thailand. #IMFWBAM2026

Senior leaders from government and industry meet at the intersection of energy, national security, and defense.

Europe is closer than ever to giving its currency a digital form, as the European Central Bank is rolling out a digital euro with a pilot expected in 2027. In a conversation hosted by the Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center in Bangkok, Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, explains what a digital euro would mean for households, businesses, and Europe's payment infrastructure.

This event is part of the Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center's on-the-ground coverage of the 2026 IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok, Thailand. #IMFWBAM2026

This seminar will launch the Bangkok Blueprint, a high-level framework for tackling cyber-enabled fraud through a whole-of-ecosystem approach. As rapid technological change amplifies risks across sectors and borders, the response must combine stronger coordination, international collaboration, and preventive measures, including advanced technologies and systems, to reduce vulnerabilities and strengthen financial resilience. Building on progress by standard-setting bodies and responding to IMF members’ calls for a more comprehensive, prioritized approach, the IMF and World Bank, in partnership with the Bank of Thailand, developed the 12 Key Considerations to guide policy alignment, global dialogue, and future action.

With strong growth numbers, Thailand is aiming to achieve high-income status by 2037. The World Bank's Stephen N. Ndegwa, the International Finance Corporation's Arnaud Dupoizat, and Thailand Vice Minister of Finance Santitarn Sathirathai join the Atlantic Council to discuss how Thailand can boost productivity, attract investment, create higher-skilled jobs, and unlock new engines of growth.

This event is part of the Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center's on-the-ground coverage of the 2026 IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok, Thailand. #IMFWBAM2026

Euroclear holds and settles the securities behind a large share of global investment, which makes it a target for modernization. Valérie Urbain, chief executive officer of Euroclear, speaks with the Atlantic Council in Bangkok about what innovation actually looks like inside infrastructure this systemically important.

This event is part of the Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center's on-the-ground coverage of the 2026 IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok, Thailand. #IMFWBAM2026

China’s growing dominance in key industries has been causing headaches in the US and Europe, both for economic and geopolitical reasons. How do countries in Southeast Asia manage deepening trade and investment ties with China amid growing political uncertainty? Former Indonesian Finance Minister Muhammad Chatib Basri, Sutapa Amornvivat of Thailand's Research and Innovation Acceleration Agency for Competitiveness and Area Development, and Taimur Baig of DBS consider the costs and benefits of economic and financial integration, including the role of Chinese capital and the renminbi, and the implications for macroeconomic and financial independence and stability.

This event is part of the Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center's on-the-ground coverage of the 2026 IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok, Thailand. #IMFWBAM2026

IMF Fiscal Affairs Director Rodrigo Valdés joins the Atlantic Council in Bangkok to discuss the global fiscal outlook, the pressures of high debt and rising borrowing costs, and how policymakers can navigate an increasingly constrained fiscal space.

This event is part of the Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center's on-the-ground coverage of the 2026 IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok, Thailand. #IMFWBAM2026

Should Beijing be pushed to let the renminbi rise, and would it fix the global imbalances that have featured in both G7 and G20 agendas this year? Cand the US and the EU finally align their strategies against China's overcapacity? Brad Setser of the Council on Foreign Relations and Sander Tordoir of the Centre for European Reform take the stage in Bangkok to discuss China's surplus, the limits of currency policy, and who bears the cost of closing global imbalances.

This event is part of the Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center's on-the-ground coverage of the 2026 IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok, Thailand. #IMFWBAM2026