Amin Mohseni-Cheraghlou

macroeconomics, dev economics, intl trade & financial relations, & energy. @AmericanU @Columbia, Former @ACGeoEcon, @WorldBank, and @IMFNews.

[Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center @ACGeoEcon]

1/ 🛬 The GeoEconomics Center is back from Bangkok!

Last week, we hosted over 50 events at the #IMFWBAM2026, covering everything from fiscal challenges and AI-driven growth to trade and tariffs.

Missed something? Here's how to catch up. 🧵

[Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center @ACGeoEcon]

📃 Check out macroeconomist @AMohseniC's newest addition to our #IMFWBAM26 live blog where he reflects on his conversation in Bangkok with @mofthailand Santitarn Sathirathai on Thailand's growth ⤵️

https://t.co/ZWGTnDLTyr

[Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center @ACGeoEcon]

🕰️ What would success for the global economy look like in 3 years? @WorldBank VP for East Asia & Pacific @CF_Jaramillo tells @ACGeoEcon’s @AMohseniC: “Number one: jobs. Number two: jobs. Number three: jobs.”

🔗 Watch: https://t.co/qTcbsM4qJH

[Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center @ACGeoEcon]

LIVE NOW | @ACGeoEcon’s @AMohseniC joins Stephen N. Ndegwa of @WB_AsiaPacific, Arnaud Dupoizat of @IFC_EAP, and Thailand Vice Minister of Finance Santitarn Sathirathai to discuss how Thailand can power its next decade of growth. #IMFWBAM2026 https://t.co/9dMZT5xzDK

[Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center @ACGeoEcon]

🇹🇭 Throughout the week, our experts will bring Thailand to you with bite-sized takeaways of what their seeing on the ground at the 2026 IMF–World Bank Annual Meetings.

Follow along for insights from Atlantic Council experts @muhleisen, @nicolegoldin, Hung Tran, @AMohseniC and more.

🔗 Access & bookmark 🔽
https://t.co/hvB4piO5TY

[Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center @ACGeoEcon]

2/ ✍️ Atlantic Council experts @amohsenic, @muhleisen, @nicolegoldin, Hung Tran, and Nisha Narayanan explore what these shifts mean for the IMF and World Bank, and what it will take for them to remain effective in a more fragmented global economy. ⬇️
https://t.co/ZcPgftz1Lo

[Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center @ACGeoEcon]

2/ We will be on the ground hosting events and sharing content from inside the official venue. Our experts @nicolegoldin, @muhleisen, @AMohseniC, Hung Tran, @jedmark888, and Elizabeth Shortino will provide analysis throughout the Meetings.

📲 Download our app to follow their analysis. ⤵️
https://t.co/W0jE2arI1l

[Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center @ACGeoEcon]

In his final post of the IMF–World Bank Annual Meetings series, @AMohseniC explores Malaysia’s biggest challenges and opportunities ahead.

Read the full analysis ➡️ https://t.co/3IdI81LOsH

[Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center @ACGeoEcon]

🇲🇾 Malaysia was the latest stop in @AMohseniC series exploring the economic opportunities and challenges facing Southeast Asia.

Here’s a look back at his analysis of Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, and Vietnam 👇

[Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center @ACGeoEcon]

(1/3) 🇻🇳 Few emerging economies have transformed as rapidly as Vietnam. Since 2000, its economy has grown nearly fivefold and into a major export hub.

@AMohseniC examines its newest challenge—keeping more of that export value in domestic firms.

[Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center @ACGeoEcon]

(3/3) Sign up for updates and download our official IMF-World Bank Week app to access more analytical content. ⤵️
https://t.co/cCVYailIFO

[Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center @ACGeoEcon]

(2/3) Read his full piece here. ⤵️
https://t.co/xZLEpXUgh7

[Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center @ACGeoEcon]

(1/3) 🇵🇭 With an average annual GDP growth rate of 5% over the past 25 years, the Philippines enters the global landscape with an enviable record.

@AMohseniC examines the forces behind its strong growth and the constraints that could shape its future.

[Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center @ACGeoEcon]

🇹🇭 Ahead of IMF-World Bank Week in Thailand, Jessie Yin speaks with @AMohseniC about what geoeconomic fragmentation means for the ASEAN-5 and the new risks and opportunities created by unpredictable trade policies.

Watch the interview. ⬇️

[Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center @ACGeoEcon]

🇹🇭 How can Thailand build confidence in the next stage of its development?

In the second of a 10-part blog series, senior consultant @AmohseniC discusses how Thailand can turn investment into lasting value amid geoeconomic fragmentation.

Read it here⬇️
https://t.co/Kj60Py9x5T

[Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center @ACGeoEcon]

🇮🇩 Indonesia is at a strategic moment. Ahead of the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings, @AMohseniC argues it could become a hub for investment and high-value production if it can turn its advantages into lasting, inclusive growth. ⤵️
https://t.co/htgimWZRqM

[Atlantic Council @AtlanticCouncil]

“The 2026 IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings offer Thailand an opportunity to build confidence in the next stage of its development and growth,” writes @ACGeoEcon’s @AMohseniC.

Read more ⤵️
https://t.co/9wgOHeV6ze

[Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center @ACGeoEcon]

🌐 Can Indonesia move up the value chain?

The first issue brief ahead of the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in October, Senior Consultant @AMohseniC examines Indonesia’s economic strengths and other factors at play.

Read it here⤵️
https://t.co/htgimWZRqM

[Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center @ACGeoEcon]

🌏🇹🇭 As IMF–World Bank Annual Meetings approach, our new Issue Briefs explore the forces shaping this year's agenda.

In the first of 4⃣ Issue Briefs, @AMohseniC explores how to unlock ASEAN-5’s full potential amid US-China trade tensions 🔽https://t.co/s5J6x9VAVC

[Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center @ACGeoEcon]

🔒 Beyond supply shocks to oil and gas, tensions in the Strait of Hormuz are slated to ripple through other global industries as well.

Center affiliate @AMohseniC and Eduardo Gomez Horta highlight the distinct vulnerabilities of global agriculture and aluminum. ⬇️
https://t.co/FEO7h4EZfU