The IMF's official programme says the 2026 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group take place in Bangkok from 12 to 18 October. For Hungary, the assessment of global growth, trade tensions and financial stability matters through external demand, financing costs and the risk perception of the forint.
The opening-day agenda highlights Asia's long-term outlook, demographic change, protectionism, technological transformation and the energy transition. The start of the meetings is not a new IMF forecast or a country decision on Hungary; documents and senior statements released during the week will show whether the global baseline is changing.
Our analysis of slowing global trade and our review of Hungarian banks' sovereign exposure set out the main channels. The next verifiable point is the IMF's updated global message and any specific risks it identifies for Europe.
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Budapest Global Review: IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings open in Bangkok. Budapest Global Review, 12 October 2026. https://globalreview.hu/en/cikk/imf-vilagbank-eves-ules-bangkok-2026