Nirmala Sitharaman attends 114th World Bank Development Committee Plenary in Bangkok on ‘Private Capital Mobilisation and Jobs’
On 15 October 2026, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, as India's Governor of the World Bank, took part in the 114th Development Committee Plenary in Bangkok, Thailand, on the agenda “Private Capital Mobilisation and Jobs”.
Summary
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman participated as India's Governor of the World Bank in the 114th meeting of the Development Committee Plenary in Bangkok, Thailand, on 15 October 2026. The agenda was “Private Capital Mobilisation and Jobs”. In India's intervention she called for stronger collaboration among IBRD, IFC and MIGA, faster operationalisation of the World Bank Group Guarantee Platform, competitive financing for developing countries and a review of the methodology of the Worldwide Governance Indicators.
Key facts
- Meeting
- 114th Development Committee Plenary (World Bank)
- Venue & date
- Bangkok, Thailand – 15 October 2026
- India represented by
- Nirmala Sitharaman, as Governor of the World Bank
- Agenda
- Private Capital Mobilisation and Jobs
- India's asks
- IBRD-IFC-MIGA collaboration; WBG Guarantee Platform; competitive financing; review of Worldwide Governance Indicators
Practice MCQs 1 questions
The 114th meeting of the World Bank's Development Committee Plenary, attended by Nirmala Sitharaman in October 2026, was held in which city?
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Correct answer: D — Bangkok