New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday leaves for Bangkok, Thailand, on an official five-day tour to attend the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group.

According to the Ministry of Finance, the official engagements will run from October 14 to 18 and feature high-level discussions alongside meetings of the G20 and G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors.

During the visit, the Union Finance Minister will participate in an extensive series of multilateral forums addressing pressing international financial developments.

The sessions will center on "key global economic and financial issues, including current economic developments and...