NBK delegation attends the 2022 annual meetings of the IMF and the WBG

NBK delegation attends the 2022 annual meetings of the IMF and the WBG

National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) will participate in the annual meetings of the Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IFM) and the World Bank in Washington, DC from October 10-16, 2022.

NBK delegation is headed by Mr. Isam Al-Sager, Vice Chairman and Group CEO, Ms. Shaikha Al-Bahar, Deputy Group CEO, Mr. Faisal Al-Hamad. Chief Executive Officer - Global Wealth Management at NBK, Mr. Omar Bouhadiba, CEO of International Banking Group, and Mr. Marwan Isbaih, General Manager of NBK - New York.

The delegation will participate in the annual meetings to discuss key economic and financial challenges in addition to various topics focused on investing in education, accelerating climate finance, promoting inclusive growth and responding to the food & fuel crises.

This year’s meetings will also address the Global Financial Stability Report, and the IMF will review its periodic report on the global economic outlook.

The delegation will attend the symposium that will be held by the G30 as well as the annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank to discuss some of the most pressing issues facing the central banking community.

Furthermore, the delegation will also attend the IMF meetings addressing high inflation, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) as well as