IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok: Pakistan’s digital-finance and AI options

In reflections from the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok, a participant argues that Pakistan should develop regulatory capacity alongside tokenised finance and AI. They describe talks with World Bank and IFC officials about potential cooperation on digital capital markets, private investment and financial transparency. They also cite the IMF and World Bank’s October 14 Bangkok Blueprint on cyber-enabled fraud to make the case for stronger consumer protections.