BTA Admin 
Ghana’s Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, is leading a government delegation to the 2026 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group in Bangkok, Thailand, as the country seeks to attract investment, sustain economic reforms and strengthen fiscal stability.
The meetings, scheduled for October 12 to 18, bring together finance ministers, central bank governors, development partners and investors to discuss the global economic outlook and responses to emerging financial challenges.
Dr Forson is accompanied by Bank of Ghana Governor Dr Johnson Asiama and senior officials from the Ministry of Finance and the central bank.
Ghana Targets Investors and Development Partners
The Ghanaian delegation is expected to hold bilateral talks with senior IMF and World Bank officials, participate in investor briefings and ministerial discussions, and engage with private-sector representatives through meetings that include a sovereign debt roundtable.
The engagements provide an opportunity for the government to present Ghana’s economic progress, strengthen relationships with international financial institutions and explore investment opportunities in key sectors of the economy.
Dr Forson is also expected to outline the government’s economic priorities ahead of the 2027 Budget, scheduled to be presented in November.
Ghana Moves Towards a New IMF Policy Framework
The meetings come after Ghana completed the final review of its Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement in July 2026 and began preparations for a proposed 36-month Policy Coordination Instrument (PCI).
Unlike the ECF, the PCI is a non-financing IMF programme. It is designed to support countries in strengthening economic policies and maintaining reform commitments without providing direct financing.
According to the government, the proposed framework is intended to preserve Ghana’s fiscal gains, reinforce long-term economic stability and give development partners and investors greater confidence in the country’s policy direction.
The Bangkok discussions are expected to address the programme’s implementation and the reforms needed to support its objectives.
Bank of Ghana Pushes for Global Financial Reform
Dr Asiama has indicated that Ghana will use the meetings to fine-tune the PCI framework and agree on key issues guiding its implementation.
Ghana will also work with other African countries to advance discussions on reforming the global financial architecture, with a focus on making the international financial system more responsive to the needs of emerging and developing economies.
Civil society representatives, independent economists and business leaders from Ghana are also expected to attend, while some Members of Parliament are anticipated to participate.
Global Economic Risks Add Urgency to the Meetings
The meetings are taking place amid concerns about high debt levels, rising energy costs and the uneven distribution of benefits from the artificial intelligence boom.
In a speech in Singapore on October 7, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned that mounting global pressures posed risks to economic stability and called for decisive policy action.
World Bank President Ajay Banga also told Reuters that, despite greater-than-expected resilience in global growth following disruptions to oil supplies through the Strait of Hormuz, rising diesel and fertiliser prices and the prospect of severe El Niño conditions could create additional challenges.
For Ghana, the discussions come at a critical stage as the government seeks to consolidate its economic progress, attract fresh investment and maintain confidence in its reform agenda.
The outcome of the engagements could help shape the country’s next phase of economic cooperation with international institutions and investors.
