Story perspectives

Satsuki Katayama to Chair World Bank-IMF Development Committee

By Drooid · Oct 13, 2026, 6:45 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama will chair the World Bank-IMF Development Committee.
She will be the first Japanese national to hold the post since its 1974 creation.
Katayama expects formal appointment at Thursday’s meeting and to begin chairing next spring in Washington.
Katayama's two-year term follows Swedish Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson’s current chairmanship.

1 of 1

Story summary

Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama will chair the World Bank-IMF Development Committee.
She will be the first Japanese national to hold the post since its 1974 creation.
Katayama expects formal appointment at Thursday’s meeting and to begin chairing next spring in Washington.
Katayama's two-year term follows Swedish Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson’s current chairmanship.