His Excellency the Saudi Minister of Finance, Mr. Mohammed Aljadaan, will head the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s delegation participating in the 2026 Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG), scheduled to take place in Washington, D.C., April 13-18, 2026.
The Saudi delegation will also include H.E. the Governor of the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) Mr. Ayman Al-Sayari; the Assistant Minister of Finance for Macro-Fiscal Policies and International Relations Eng. Abdullah A. BinZaraah; the Deputy Chair of the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) Dr. Ryadh Alkhareif; SAMA’s Deputy Governor for Investment Mr. Majed Alawad; the Deputy Minister of Finance for International RelationMr. Khalid Bawazier; the CEO of the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) Mr. Sultan Almarshad; the CEO of the National Debt Management Center (NDMC) Mr. Hani Almedaini; and experts from the Ministry of Finance, SAMA, SFD, and the NDMC.
On the sidelines of these meetings, H.E. Minister Aljadaan, along with H.E. Governor Al-Sayari, will participate in the first Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting, held this year under the United States G20 Presidency.
H.E. Minister Aljadaan will also chair the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) of the IMF, which will discuss global economic developments, growth prospects, and challenges facing the global economy, as well as ways to enhance the stability of the international financial system and support multilateral cooperation.
H.E. Minister Aljadaan will also participate in the WBG'sDevelopment Committee meeting, which will discuss priority economic and development topics facing the global economy. The Committee will address the WBG’s strategic directions, including its approach to supporting job creation.
On the sidelines of the Spring Meetings, participants will convene discussions and side sessions to address a range of key economic and financial topics, including global growth prospects in light of the geopolitical developments. Discussions will also cover ways to enhance the resilience of the international financial system, and the role of international financial institutions in supporting economic stability and development, in addition to strengthening multilateral cooperation.
The Spring Meetings bring together finance ministers, central bank governors, and senior officials from international financial institutions, as well as representatives from the private sector, civil society organizations, and academia, to discuss key issues related to the global economy, the international financial system, development, and shared economic challenges.
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