(L-R) Rodrigo Valdes, Director of the IMF Fiscal Affairs Department, Era Dabla-Norris, Deputy Director of the Fiscal Affairs Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Davide Furceri, Division Chief at the IMF Fiscal Affairs Department, take questions at a Fiscal Monitor press briefing during the 2026 IMF-World Bank Group Annual Meetings at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) in Bangkok on October 14, 2026. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP via Getty Images)