IMF chief flags ‘optimism’, ‘worry’ after Bangkok meetings

PSX Update • Oct 18, 2026

BANGKOK: International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva said on Saturday this year’s Annual Meetings with global policymakers were marked by “optimism and worry” about the global economic outlook as the event wound down in Bangkok. Georgieva also said...

BANGKOK: International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva said on Saturday this year’s Annual Meetings with global policymakers were marked by “optimism and worry” about the global economic outlook as the event wound down in Bangkok. Georgieva also said her organisation had a “responsibility” to help low-income countries struggling with price shocks stemming from the US-Israel war on Iran. Meetings in the Thai...