WASHINGTON D.C.— Minister of Finance Mohammed Al-Jadaan is leading 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., from Monday April 13 to Saturday, April 18.
The Saudi delegation will also include Governor of the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) Ayman Al-Sayari; Assistant Minister of Finance for Macro-Fiscal Policies and International Relations Eng. Abdullah BinZaraah; Deputy Chair of the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) Dr. Ryadh Alkhareif; SAMA’s Deputy Governor for Investment Majed Alawad; Deputy Minister of Finance for International Relation Khalid Bawazier; CEO of the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) Sultan Almarshad; CEO of the National Debt Management Center (NDMC) Hani Almedaini; and experts from the Ministry of Finance, SAMA, SFD, and the NDMC.
On the sidelines of these meetings, Al-Jadaan, along with Al-Sayari, will participate in the first Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting, held this year under the United States G20 Presidency.
Al-Jadaan 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.
The finance minister will also participate in the WBG’s Development 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 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.
Source: Saudi Gazette