Top central bankers due in Istanbul to discuss policy challenges
Bank of England (BoE) Governor Andrew Bailey speaks during the Monetary Policy Report press conference, London, U.K., July 30, 2026. (Reuters Photo)


Some of the world's most prominent central bankers will attend the Istanbul Economic ​Forum this week to discuss inflation, monetary ​policy and the global economic outlook, the forum's ⁠website said.

U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) Governor Christopher Waller, Bank of England (BoE) Governor ​Andrew Bailey, Bank for International Settlements (BIS) General Manager Pablo Hernandez de Cos and Banque de France Governor Emmanuel Moulin are among those due to attend ​the two-day forum on Thursday and Friday.

Other expected ​attendees include the central bank governors of Greece, the Netherlands, Hungary, Saudi ‌Arabia, ⁠Malaysia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, according to the website compiled by the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye (CBRT).

In total, 16 central bank governors and eight deputy governors, as well as the finance ministers of Türkiye and Egypt and officials of international financial institutions, ​are scheduled ​to join the ⁠meeting.

The forum said participants will discuss topics including navigating a fragmenting global economy, monetary ​policy under uncertainty, debt dynamics, and the ​implications of ⁠artificial intelligence and digital innovation for macroeconomic policy.

The Federal Reserve website included Waller's planned speech at the conference on its ⁠schedule ​for Thursday.