Pan and Georgieva discuss China’s economy and IMF cooperation
People’s Bank of China Governor Pan Gongsheng met IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva in Bangkok on October 16, 2026. They exchanged views on the Chinese and global economies and China’s cooperation with the fund.
Economic talks in Bangkok
Pan Gongsheng, Governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), met Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 16, 2026.
The meeting took place on the sidelines of the IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings.
Their exchange covered the Chinese economy, the global economy and cooperation between China and the IMF.
PBoC Deputy Governor Xuan Changneng also participated in the meeting.
The announcement identifies these discussion topics but does not provide either participant’s assessment of economic conditions.
It reports an exchange of views rather than a policy decision or a cooperation agreement.
Meeting date versus footer
The notice gives no numerical forecasts, policy commitments or timetable for further discussions.
It also provides no direct quotations from Pan or Georgieva and does not describe specific cooperation projects.
The publication date and the meeting date are both October 16, 2026.
A separate footer states that the last update was November 29, 2018, which predates the reported meeting.
The document offers no explanation for that discrepancy; the footer is not the date assigned to the talks.
An exchange, not an agreement
The announcement records contact between China’s central bank leadership and the IMF.
Its stated scope is an exchange on economic conditions and cooperation, with no agreed measures reported.
It provides no basis for identifying a change in policy.