TIF Delegation Attended 2026 IMF and World Bank Group Annual Meetings in Bangkok

H.E. Baghdad Amreyev, President of the Turkic Investment Fund (TIF) and Chairman of its Board of Directors, attended the 2026 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group, held from 12 to 18 October in Bangkok, Thailand.

H.E. Baghdad Amreyev was accompanied by Mr. Ramil Babayev, General Director of TIF, Mr. Esat Mert, Acting Chief Financial Officer, Dr. Erhan Türbedar, Senior Advisor for Economic Affairs, and other members of the TIF delegation.

During the Annual Meetings, H.E. Baghdad Amreyev attended high-level sessions and panel discussions and held a series of bilateral meetings. He met with H.E. Odile Renaud-Basso, President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and H.E. Dr. Abdulhamid Alkhalifa, President of the OPEC Fund for International Development.

President of TIF H.E. Baghdad Amreyev also signed Memoranda of Understanding with Mr. Rashaid A. Al-Bader, Acting Director General of the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED), and Dr. Serhat Köksal, President of the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB), and held meetings with Mr. Nikolai Podguzov, Chairman of the Management Board of the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), as well as with other heads and representatives of international financial institutions.

H.E. Baghdad Amreyev also met with Mr. Dauren Kenbeil, Vice Minister of Finance of Kazakhstan and Alternate Governor of TIF, H.E. Margulan Baimukhan, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Thailand, and senior representatives of the Ministry of Finance of the United Arab Emirates.

The meetings focused on potential joint investments and financing arrangements for projects in TIF Member States. H.E. Baghdad Amreyev also attended the Central Asia networking event organized by the Eurasian Development Bank.

TIF General Director Mr. Ramil Babayev also held meetings with representatives of Moody’s Ratings, Fitch Ratings, and the Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO). He participated in a breakfast event organized in coordination with PwC and Fitch Ratings.

The discussions focused on TIF’s financial and operational development, the use of capital, and preparations for obtaining its credit rating.