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IMF-World Bank meetings draw modest protests in Bangkok over growing inequality

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Kurtenbach, E., & Ji, T. M. (2026, October 15). IMF-World Bank meetings draw modest protests in Bangkok over growing inequality. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/imf-world-bank-meetings-draw-modest-protests-in-bangkok-over-growing-inequality/article_0d2cced7-e4d6-5d9c-809b-63b2f83c16cb.html

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In Bangkok, dozens of protesters marched during the International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings to highlight issues such as poverty and pollution. The demonstrators, some wearing masks of prominent leaders including U.S. President Donald Trump and IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva, used a large pink pig float with dollar signs for eyes to draw attention near the convention center where over 15,000 officials and experts were present.

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On October 15, 2026, protesters in Bangkok demonstrated against the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank meetings, accusing these institutions of destructive capitalism and growing inequality. Demonstrators from across Thailand gathered to voice concerns about poverty, pollution, and lack of local influence at official forums. They carried banners and wore masks depicting world leaders like U.S. President Donald Trump and IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva. Protesters used a giant octopus float symbolizing powerful economic interests tightening control over communities and resources, and dragged a pink pig float with dollar signs for eyes toward the convention center where more than 15,000 officials were gathered. The march briefly disrupted traffic at busy intersections before police intervention prevented further advancement near the guarded venue.

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BANGKOK (AP) — Dozens of people marched in Bangkok on Thursday, seeking to draw the attention of world financial leaders to poverty, pollution and other grievances during a meeting of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. asserted

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Protesters, some wearing masks of U.S. President Donald Trump, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva and other leaders, dragged a float of a big pink pig with dollar signs for eyes toward the venue, briefly blocking traffic near the rigorously guarded convention center where more than 15,000 officials and experts were gathered for the IMF’s autumn meeting. asserted

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