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  "id": 13478484,
  "title": "Aurangzeb heads to Bangkok for key IMF and World Bank meetings",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/aurangzeb-heads-to-bangkok-for-key-imf-and-world-bank-meetings",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-10T17:27:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1565425/aurangzeb-heads-to-bangkok-for-key-imf-and-world-bank-meetings/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has travelled to Bangkok for the annual International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group meetings. The meetings, taking place from October 12 to 18, will bring together participants from 191 countries. Aurangzeb will lead Pakistan's delegation and engage in over 60 high-level discussions.\n\nThe meetings are expected to generate significant revenue for the Thai economy, with estimates suggesting 1.05–2.25 billion baht in spending by participants. To accommodate the event, Bangkok government offices will work from home on certain days, and security has been increased at the meeting venue and delegate hotels.\n\nSeveral high-profile visitors are attending the meetings, including Swiss President Guy Parmelin and Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam. According to the Thai Foreign Ministry, President Parmelin's visit marks the first official visit to Thailand by a Swiss president in 22 years.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Thailand prepares to host IMF-World Bank meetings",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/thailand-prepares-to-host-imf-world-bank-meetings-13372648",
        "published": "2026-10-10T08:48:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Thailand prepares to host IMF-World Bank meetings",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/thailand-prepares-to-host-imf-world-bank-meetings",
        "published": "2026-10-10T08:57:50.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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