Thailand has been selected to host the Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group — the IMF–World Bank Group Annual Meetings 2026 — from 12–18 October 2026 at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, Bangkok. It is the second time the country has hosted, following 1991, making Thailand one of only three nations worldwide to have received the honor more than once — a mark of the international community’s confidence in the country’s potential, both as a regional hub of economic cooperation and in its readiness to stage events of international scale.

The Meetings will bring together financial leaders from around the world — finance ministers from 191 countries and central-bank governors from 189, along with investors, financial institutions, and working delegations, totaling some 15,000–20,000 people — under the guiding theme

• Empowering People
  because people are the heart of development; creating opportunity and raising people’s potential is the essential foundation of growth.
• Building Resilience
  building flexible resilience for the future across the economy, finance, energy, the environment, and the response to climate change, so the country can move forward with stability amid the challenges of a new global era.

As host, Thailand draws on the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy, extending it toward a balanced, sustainable, and people-centered approach to the global economy, while showcasing Thai achievements on the world stage — such as the “PromptPay” system and the “Paotang” application, digital infrastructure that reaches people effectively.

Hosting will bring tangible benefits to all Thais — stimulating the economy, elevating the country’s image, and carrying the potential of local communities onto the world stage (Empowering Community: From Local to Global). Above all, it is an opportunity for Thailand to help shape the global agenda and the design of the world’s economic and financial policy — giving voice to Thailand and ASEAN, and conveying the “power” of international cooperation to drive the global economy toward a sustainable future.

• To build awareness of, and pride in, Thailand’s role as host of the global IMF–World Bank Group Annual Meetings 2026.
• To engage Thai youth in the nation’s hosting of the Meetings, with art as the bridge.