Bangkok:The Angolan delegation is participating in the plenary session of the Annual Meetings of the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday. These meetings are taking place at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok, Thailand.
According to Angola Press News Agency, the session includes speeches by Carlos Carvallo Spalding, the meeting chair and president of the Central Bank of Paraguay, as well as by World Bank Group President Ajay Banga and IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva.
Participants at the event will discuss pressing issues such as food security in the face of economic shocks and strategies for developing resilient and dynamic economies. The meetings will address current global economic challenges and explore prospects for sustainable, resilient, and inclusive growth.
Key topics include the mobilization of private capital, job creation, technological innovation, the impact of artificial intelligence, and strengthening economic resilience. These issues are seen as essential for transforming economies and fostering inclusive development.
This year's event, the 82nd edition, concludes on Sunday under the theme "Thailand's New Horizons Empowering People, Building Resilience." It marks the second time Thailand has hosted the meetings, the first being in 1991.
Angola, a member of the World Bank and IMF since 1989, has been strengthening its relationship with these institutions through programs aimed at enhancing national account management, refining investment mechanisms, and promoting economic and social growth.
