About Us
About the Event
Following two successful editions in Washington, D.C., the Africa @ World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings is heading to Bangkok, Thailand, on October 14, 2026.
For the first time, the platform is bringing its Africa-focused policy dialogue to Asia, creating an opportunity for African and Asian policymakers, business leaders, researchers, and development institutions to engage around issues that are central to both regions’ economic transformation.
Africa @ World Bank/IMF Meetings was created around a simple premise: African perspectives should help shape global economic conversations, rather than simply respond to them.
The Bangkok edition builds on that premise while expanding the conversation. As Africa and Asia navigate changing global trade patterns, financing constraints, demographic shifts, and the need for greater economic integration, there is significant scope to learn from one another and identify areas for practical cooperation.
Our Role as Host Organization
Nkafu Policy Institute (Host Organization), in partnership with African institutions and international partners.
About the Denis & Lenora Foretia Foundation
The Denis & Lenora Foretia Foundation was established to catalyze Africa’s economic transformation by focusing on social entrepreneurship, science and technology, innovation, public health, and progressive policies that create economic opportunities for all. The Foundation partners with local governments, policymakers, private enterprises, civil society organizations, and development partners to expand resources available to entrepreneurs, farmers, and small business owners, improving individual livelihoods.
About the Nkafu Policy Institute
About PEP
The Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP) is a Southern-led global non-profit organization dedicated to supporting economic development in the Global South. Founded in 2002, PEP strengthens the capacity of local researchers in developing countries to generate high-quality, policy-relevant evidence that directly informs public policy decisions.
About CSEA
The Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa (CSEA), a leading African policy research institution focused on generating and disseminating evidence to inform economic policy and development in Africa, with offices located at N0 5 Timipre Sylva Crescent, Mabushi Abuja FCT, Nigeria
About ACET
The African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) is an economic policy institute driven by a vision of an economically transformed Africa within a generation. Beyond traditional think-tank research, ACET helps governments and the private sector deliver sustainable economic growth through its signature framework, Growth with DEPTH—focusing on Diversification, Export competitiveness, Productivity increases, Technology upgrades, and Human well-being.
Registration Process
Submit Invitation Request or Accept Invitation: All attendees must be invited or apply to attend via the official event website
Apply – Submit your registration request through the official website
Approval Notification: Approved applicants will receive confirmation and payment instructions
Approved applicants will receive confirmation and payment instructions.
Complete Registration Payment: Upon approval, attendees must submit payment to secure participation
Upon approval, attendees must submit payment to secure participation.
Receive Confirmation & Materials: A confirmation email and digital event materials will be sent after successful registration
A confirmation email and digital event materials will be sent after successful registration.
Submit Invitation Request or Accept Invitation
All attendees must be invited or apply to attend via the official event website.
Approval
Notification
Approved applicants will receive confirmation and payment instructions.
Complete Registration Payment
Upon approval, attendees must submit payment to secure participation.
Receive Confirmation & Materials
A confirmation email and digital event materials will be sent after successful registration.