Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson is leading Ghana’s delegation to the 2026 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group in Bangkok, Thailand, as the government prepares to shift its economic agenda from stabilisation to sustained growth and transformation.
The high-level meetings, scheduled for October 12 to 18, 2026, come ahead of the presentation of the 2027 Budget, during which Dr Forson is expected to unveil the government’s New Economy blueprint, outlining the next phase of Ghana’s economic development.
While in Bangkok, the finance minister is expected to hold bilateral and multilateral discussions with global financial leaders, senior officials of international financial institutions and fellow finance ministers.
His engagements will include meetings with the leadership of the IMF, senior World Bank officials and other multilateral institutions, as well as development and financial partners.
This year’s gathering marks the first time Dr Forson will participate in the IMF–World Bank Annual Meetings outside Washington, D.C., since assuming office as Finance Minister in 2025.
Ghana enters the discussions against the backdrop of positive assessments by the Bretton Woods institutions of the country’s progress in restoring macroeconomic stability following the economic crisis of 2022.
The government is now seeking to build on those gains by transitioning towards a more productive and resilient economy capable of generating sustained growth, creating employment and delivering long-term development.
The proposed New Economy blueprint is expected to provide the policy direction for this transition, with the 2027 Budget outlining measures to translate the government’s economic ambitions into concrete programmes and interventions.
Dr Forson signalled this policy shift during the presentation of the 2026 Mid-Year Fiscal Policy Review, stressing that restoring economic stability was only the beginning of a broader transformation agenda.
“Stabilisation was never the destination. It was the price of entry,” he declared.
The Bangkok meetings therefore provide an opportunity for Ghana to deepen engagement with international financial institutions and development partners as the government prepares to move beyond economic recovery towards its next phase of development.
