BANGKOK, THAILAND - OCTOBER 13, 2026: Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb (C) speaks as IMF Fiscal Affairs Department Director Rodrigo Valdés (L), and Malaysia’s Minister of Finance II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan (R) take part in “Mitigating Sovereign Risks in Market-Access Countries” during the 2026 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group in Bangkok. The discussion focuses on managing sovereign risks and strengthening public debt management in countries with access to international capital markets. Photo by Watsawat Koktabtim / JNA Press. (Photo by Watsawat "James" Koktabtim/JNA Press via Nexpher Images)

IMF Holds Discussion on Mitigating Sovereign Risks during AM2026 in Bangkok

BANGKOK, THAILAND - OCTOBER 13, 2026: IMF Monetary and Capital Markets Department Deputy Director Michaela Erbenova speaks in “Mitigating Sovereign Risks in Market-Access Countries” during the 2026 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group in Bangkok. The discussion focuses on managing sovereign risks and strengthening public debt management in countries with access to international capital markets. Photo by Watsawat Koktabtim / JNA Press. (Photo by Watsawat "James" Koktabtim/JNA Press via Nexpher Images)

BANGKOK, THAILAND - OCTOBER 13, 2026: IMF Fiscal Affairs Department Director Rodrigo Valdés speaks in “Mitigating Sovereign Risks in Market-Access Countries” during the 2026 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group in Bangkok. The discussion focuses on managing sovereign risks and strengthening public debt management in countries with access to international capital markets. Photo by Watsawat Koktabtim / JNA Press. (Photo by Watsawat "James" Koktabtim/JNA Press via Nexpher Images)

BANGKOK, THAILAND - OCTOBER 13, 2026: Governor of Banco de Portugal Álvaro Santos Pereira (C) speaks as Malaysia’s Minister of Finance II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan (L), and IMF Monetary and Capital Markets Department Deputy Director Michaela Erbenova (R) take part in “Mitigating Sovereign Risks in Market-Access Countries” during the 2026 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group in Bangkok. The discussion focuses on managing sovereign risks and strengthening public debt management in countries with access to international capital markets. Photo by Watsawat Koktabtim / JNA Press. (Photo by Watsawat "James" Koktabtim/JNA Press via Nexpher Images)

BANGKOK, THAILAND - OCTOBER 13, 2026: Citigroup Managing Director and Global Head of Sovereign Credit Management Nehad Chowdhury speaks in “Mitigating Sovereign Risks in Market-Access Countries” during the 2026 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group in Bangkok. The discussion focuses on managing sovereign risks and strengthening public debt management in countries with access to international capital markets. Photo by Watsawat Koktabtim / JNA Press. (Photo by Watsawat "James" Koktabtim/JNA Press via Nexpher Images)

BANGKOK, THAILAND - OCTOBER 13, 2026: Fitch Ratings Managing Director and Head of Western Europe, Middle East, Africa and APAC Sovereigns Jan Friederich speaks in “Mitigating Sovereign Risks in Market-Access Countries” during the 2026 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group in Bangkok. The discussion focuses on managing sovereign risks and strengthening public debt management in countries with access to international capital markets. Photo by Watsawat Koktabtim / JNA Press. (Photo by Watsawat "James" Koktabtim/JNA Press via Nexpher Images)

BANGKOK, THAILAND - OCTOBER 13, 2026: First Deputy Managing Director of International Monetary Fund (IMF) Dan Katz speaks on the podium as (FROM THE LEFT TO RIGHT) IMF Fiscal Affairs Department Director Rodrigo Valdés, Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb, Malaysia’s Minister of Finance II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan, Governor of Banco de Portugal Álvaro Santos Pereira, IMF Monetary and Capital Markets Department Deputy Director Michaela Erbenova, Citigroup Managing Director and Global Head of Sovereign Credit Management Nehad Chowdhury, and Fitch Ratings Managing Director and Head of Western Europe, Middle East, Africa and APAC Sovereigns Jan Friederich take part in “Mitigating Sovereign Risks in Market-Access Countries” during the 2026 Annual Meetings of the IMF and the World Bank Group in Bangkok. The discussion focuses on managing sovereign risks and strengthening public debt management in countries with access to international capital markets. Photo by Watsawat Koktabtim / JNA Press. (Photo by Watsawat "James" Koktabtim/JNA Press via Nexpher Images)

BANGKOK, THAILAND - OCTOBER 13, 2026: First Deputy Managing Director of International Monetary Fund (IMF) Dan Katz speaks  in “Mitigating Sovereign Risks in Market-Access Countries” during the 2026 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group in Bangkok. The discussion focuses on managing sovereign risks and strengthening public debt management in countries with access to international capital markets. Photo by Watsawat Koktabtim / JNA Press. (Photo by Watsawat "James" Koktabtim/JNA Press via Nexpher Images)

BANGKOK, THAILAND - OCTOBER 13, 2026: Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb speaks in “Mitigating Sovereign Risks in Market-Access Countries” during the 2026 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group in Bangkok. The discussion focuses on managing sovereign risks and strengthening public debt management in countries with access to international capital markets. Photo by Watsawat Koktabtim / JNA Press. (Photo by Watsawat "James" Koktabtim/JNA Press via Nexpher Images)

IMF Holds Discussion on Mitigating Sovereign Risks during AM2026 in Bangkok (10 images)