Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle is scheduled to depart Kathmandu for Bangkok, Thailand, on Tuesday afternoon to attend the joint annual meeting of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), joining finance ministers from around the world at the gathering. He is expected to leave Tribhuvan International Airport at 1:30 pm aboard a Thai Airways flight.
Wagle’s scheduled departure from Kathmandu
Wagle is travelling to Thailand to take part in the annual meeting jointly organized by the World Bank Group and the IMF. The finance minister is scheduled to leave Tribhuvan International Airport on Tuesday afternoon, with his flight set to depart at 1:30 pm. The trip will take him from Kathmandu to Bangkok, where the meeting is being held.
The departure arrangements and purpose of the visit were reported by Nagarik News and News of Nepal. The reports identify Wagle as the head of Nepal’s finance ministry delegation attending the gathering. The information provided does not specify the length of his stay or any other engagements during the visit.
Global finance ministers at annual meeting
Finance ministers from around the world are attending the joint annual meeting of the World Bank Group and the IMF. Wagle’s participation places Nepal’s finance minister among the international officials taking part in the gathering in Bangkok.
The meeting is an annual event held jointly by the two institutions. The available details about Wagle’s trip confirm his attendance and departure schedule, but do not provide a list of subjects to be discussed, the names of other participants or details of any bilateral meetings. No further programme for the minister’s visit was specified in the reports.
Wagle’s scheduled departure at 1:30 pm on Tuesday is the immediate next step in his participation. He is travelling aboard a Thai Airways flight from Tribhuvan International Airport to Bangkok. The stated purpose of the trip is to attend the World Bank Group-IMF meeting alongside finance ministers from across the world.
