KATHMANDU — Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle will leave for Bangkok today to attend the joint annual meeting of the World Bank Group (WB) and the International Monetary Fund.

He is scheduled to depart for Bangkok on a Thai Airways flight from Tribhuvan International Airport at 1:30 pm on Tuesday.

Finance Minister Wagle will participate in more than 16 bilateral and multilateral meetings and discussions during the meeting. The meeting is expected to discuss Nepal’s economic situation, development priorities and international economic cooperation.

Finance Secretary Dr Ghanashyam Upadhyaya, Joint Secretary Amrit Lamsal, Finance Minister’s personal officer Madhav Bhandari and senior officer Gajendra Bhattarai are also in Bangkok.

Finance Minister Wagle is scheduled to return Nepal on October 19.