{
  "id": 13650985,
  "title": "Middle East conflicts, energy supplies, to dominate IMF-World Bank meetings in Thailand",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/middle-east-conflicts-energy-supplies-to-dominate-imf-world-bank",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-11T05:40:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/article-911260"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Finance officials from around the world will convene in Thailand this week amid the backdrop of a widening Middle East conflict, a significant energy supply shock, and rising interest rates, all of which pose serious risks to global economic growth. The conflict between the US and Iran, now in its eighth month, and the associated inflation and hardship it has caused will be the main focus of discussions during the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, which are being held in Thailand for the first time in three years. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will be absent, sending two senior officials instead, while he attends domestic engagements.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Ukraine says it won't stop attacking Russian oil resources amid diesel fuel deal with U.S.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/ukraine-says-it-wont-stop-attacking-russian-oil-resources-amid-diesel",
        "published": "2026-10-11T01:14:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}