Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group
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Nov 5, 2026
Sjoerd LeenartHOST
I look after our strategy and operations across 17 markets in Asia.
Sjoerd LeenartHOST
And today, I'm joined by Joyce Chang, Chair of Global Research at JPMorgan, to discuss the key takeaways from the investor seminar that we hosted around the IMF World Bank Annual Meetings, which had returned to Bangkok for the first time in 35 years.
Sjoerd LeenartHOST
I have a long history of working with Joyce, whose career JP Morgan spans over three decades, and we share both a love for, and a deep history rooted in emerging markets, built over many years.
Sjoerd LeenartHOST
Now, Joyce, since the last time you were in Bangkok, the region's GDP has grown nearly ninefold since 1998, to 4.5 trillion, faster than that of most emerging and developed markets.
Mel PineHOST
He began as a technology journalist covering data centers, left journalism for OpenAI in 2016, and co-founded Anthropic a few years later.
Mel PineHOST
The address was the Per Jacobson Lecture at the IMF Annual Meeting, and he has published the text in Import AI, his newsletter.
Mel PineHOST
In the Substack article, he says, I take my own responsibility here extremely seriously.
Mel PineHOST
I find myself both a narrator of what is happening in AI, a principal agent behind what is happening in AI, and a translator that goes between many communities.
AlexHOST
Thailand is pursuing about $200 million USD from a World Bank loan to finance solar power installations and energy efficiency improvements in public buildings and industrial areas.
AlexHOST
The proposed funding follows discussions between Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Kuntek Niti and World Bank Group President Ajay Banga during the 2026 IMF World Bank Annual Meetings.
AlexHOST
The loan would be channeled through the Export-Import Bank of Thailand, with a guarantee from the Finance Ministry, and initial projects would focus on Bangkok and industrial estates.
AlexHOST
Energy service companies would cover the upfront costs of upgrades, allowing participating schools, healthcare facilities, and government offices to repay the investment gradually through long-term service fees.
Gary SterkoffHOST
A surge in AI spending has helped boost the US economy in recent quarters." That was from ABC News.
Gary SterkoffHOST
Chair Warsh spoke at the IMF World Bank Annual Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand.
Kevin WarshSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
We have an investment surge.
Susan CollinsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Mm-hmm.
Kevin WarshSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
But we can go in any direction you'd like.
Susan CollinsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
[laughs]
Gary SterkoffHOST
The Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh at the IMF World Bank Annual Meeting with the IMF Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva.
Gary SterkoffHOST
The meeting held in Bangkok, Thailand.
Adva SaldingerHOST
What you're about to hear is a live recording of our weekly podcast.
Adva SaldingerHOST
And this week, I come to you from Bangkok, Thailand, where I have been covering the World Bank IMF Annual Meetings.
Adva SaldingerHOST
And I am here today at the DevEx Impact House event with my colleague, Jesse Chase Lubitz.
Adva SaldingerHOST
And we have been traipsing around Bangkok and making our way through the maze of the conference center where the main event is happening.
AlexHOST
HBO has done some projects, but now streaming giant Netflix believes Thailand has the potential to develop into a major international film and television production center comparable to South Korea, provided the country strengthens intellectual property protections and supports creative freedom.
AlexHOST
Speaking at a Bangkok forum connected to the 2026 IMF World Bank Annual Meetings, Netflix Asia Pacific executive Andrew Yurei praised Thailand's experienced production crews, diverse filming locations, and competitive government incentives.
AlexHOST
Between 2021 and 2024, Netflix invested more than $200 million in Thai productions, supporting over 20 original films and television series while generating employment for more than 13,500 cast and crew members.
AlexHOST
Thailand's Creative Economy Agency is also developing a national strategy for 2028 to 2032 aimed at expanding international distribution, developing local talent, and increasing the commercial value of Thai intellectual property.
Deborah AdosoHOST
In business, the International Monetary Fund, IMF Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva, has cautioned that artificial intelligence could reshape about forty percent of jobs worldwide, calling on government to equip workers with the skills needed to navigate the changing employment landscape.
Deborah AdosoHOST
Speaking at a panel discussion on small-scale artificial intelligence, more and better jobs at the twenty twenty-six IMF World Bank Annual Meeting, Ms. Georgieva liked the technologies impact on employment to a slow moving with the potential to transform roles, reduce their values, and make some jobs redundant.
Deborah AdosoHOST
She said IMF projections suggest artificial intelligence could affect sixty percent of jobs in advanced economies, compared with twenty-three percent in low-income countries.
Deborah AdosoHOST
The difference, she explained, reflects variation in artificial intelligence adoption rather than a reduced risk to workers in poorer economies.
Kojo YanksonHOST
Annual IMF World Bank Spring Meetings.
Kojo YanksonHOST
Annual World Bank Meetings.
Kojo YanksonHOST
IMF.
Kojo YanksonHOST
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