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【IMF/World Bank annual meetings focus on economic growth and geopolitics]

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank annual meetings are being held in Bangkok this week, bringing together central bank governors from multiple countries. Federal Reserve Chair Waller will deliver a speech on Friday, with economic growth, debt, and geopolitics among the key topics.IMF President Georgieva suggested that the new World Economic Outlook would be pessimistic, citing high energy prices, record global public debt, and stress in bond markets. Conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine,AI as well as regulation, will also be focal points.