Finance chief to depart for Washington to attend G20, IMF, World Bank meetings

Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol is set to depart for Washington, D.C., later this week to attend a series of international gatherings, the finance ministry said Tuesday, amid speculation he may hold a bilateral meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on the sidelines to continue tariff negotiations. Koo will depart for the U.S. capital Wednesday for a four-day trip to attend meetings of the Group of 20 finance ministers and the annual gatherings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank, the ministry said in a press release. On Wednesday and Thursday (local time), he is scheduled to attend the G20 meetings of finance ministers and central bank governors, followed by a G7 high-level dialogue hosted by Canada that will focus on artificial intelligence (AI), financial crime and fraud. On Friday, Koo will attend the IMF meeting that brings together finance ministers and central bank governors from the 25 IMF member states, according to the ministry. Their discussions will cover the current global economic outlook, policy responses and the IMF's role in addressing emeWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times