World Bank Country Director to Thailand and Myanmar paid a courtesy call on Permanent Secretary

On 28 August 2024, Mrs. Eksiri Pintaruchi, Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs, received a courtesy call by Ms. Melinda Good, World Bank Country Director to Thailand and Myanmar, who recently assumed her duty in Bangkok.

Both sides discussed ways to advance bilateral cooperation, especially on Thailand's preparations as host of the 2026 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG), potential areas of collaboration on sustainable development and sustainable finance, trilateral cooperation to share Thailand's knowledge and experiences on development projects with other developing countries, and Thailand's and ASEAN's role in providing humanitarian assistance to Myanmar.

World Bank was established in 1944 as a result of the Bretton Woods Conference, with currently 189 members. It is an international financial institution for multilateral development with the role of providing long-term loans, guarantees, advisory services and technical assistance in carrying out development and infrastructure projects. The World Bank also provides economic and business assessment and technical analysis to its member countries.