KATHMANDU: Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle has left for Bangkok, Thailand, to attend the joint annual meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
During the meetings, which bring together finance ministers and other officials from around the world, Wagle is scheduled to participate in more than 16 bilateral and multilateral meetings and discussions.
Wagle is accompanied by Finance Secretary Dr. Ghanshyam Upadhyay, Joint Secretary Amrit Lamsal, chief of the International Economic Cooperation Coordination Division, and the finance minister’s personal aides Madhav Bhandari and Gajendra Bhattarai. Wagle is scheduled to return to Nepal on October 21.