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BackThe annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank will be held in Bangkok, and the authorities will start working from home to ease transportation
The annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank will be held in Bangkok, and the authorities will start working from home to ease transportation
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The annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank will be held in Bangkok, and the authorities will start working from home to ease transportation

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  • The annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank will be held in Bangkok from the 12th to the 18th, and are expected to attract more than 15,000 participants from 191 countries.
  • The Thai government has implemented traffic controls and strengthened security, and expects the event to bring economic benefits to Thailand of 1.05 billion to 2.25 billion baht.

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The annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are important platforms for global economic policy formulation. The meeting is expected to have representatives from 191 countries participating in discussions.

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(Central News Agency, Bangkok, comprehensive foreign news report on the 10th) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (World Bank) Annual Meeting will be held in Bangkok from the 12th to the 18th. It is expected that more than 15,000 people from 191 countries will attend the meeting, including central bank officials, economic policymakers and business leaders from various countries to discuss global economic issues.

Reuters reported that the Bangkok authorities stated that government agencies will implement home working on the 12th, 14th and 15th to relieve traffic pressure. The 13th was originally a national holiday, but the 16th was designated as a special holiday for government agencies and banks. Private enterprises and state-owned enterprises are requested to consider the actual situation and arrange employee attendance.

Authorities said that security has been stepped up at the annual meeting venue in downtown Bangkok and 21 officially designated hotels.

Tourism Police Chief Phongsiam Meekhanthong said that about 500 tourism police will also help maintain the security of the conference venue, hotels where delegates stay and tourist attractions through plainclothes deployment, patrols, drones and convoy escorts. Relevant operations will be coordinated with about 39 embassies.

Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs pointed out that foreign leaders attending the annual meeting included Swiss President Guy Parmelin. This will be the first official visit to Thailand by a Swiss president in 22 years. In addition, Singaporean President Tharman Shanmugaratnam will also attend.

Thailand's Ministry of Finance estimates that the consumption of attendees is expected to bring 1.05 billion to 2.25 billion baht to the Thai economy. The Ministry of Finance also stated that the authorities will deploy more than 320 electric vehicles to transport participants to and from the conference to reduce carbon emissions.

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