Middle East war, high debt levels to dominate IMF-World Bank meetings in Bangkok

Business Recorder • Oct 11, 2026

BANGKOK: Finance officials from around the world will gather in Thailand this week under the shadow of a widening war in the Middle East, the biggest energy supply shock ever and rising interest rates that together pose daunting risks to already-sluggish glob...

BANGKOK: Finance officials from around the world will gather in Thailand this week under the shadow of a widening war in the Middle East, the biggest energy supply shock ever and rising interest rates that together pose daunting risks to already-sluggish global economic growth. The US-Israeli-led war ​with Iran, now in its eighth month, and the inflation and hardship it has caused, will dominate the agenda and sidel...