The second Al-Ula Conference for Emerging Market Economies 2026 begins tomorrow. The conference will be hosted by AlUla Governorate in partnership with the Saudi Ministry of Finance and the International Monetary Fund, and will feature high-level participation by economic decision-makers, finance ministers, central bank governors, leaders of international financial institutions, and an elite group of experts and experts from around the world.
The conference comes at a time when the world economy is witnessing a fundamental transformation of the international trade and financial system and the associated challenges associated with slower growth, heightened uncertainty and increased pressure on emerging market economies, highlighting the importance of strengthening international dialogue, coordinating economic policies and supporting the flexibility of these economies in ways that enhance global economic stability.
By providing a high-level international platform to exchange visions, discuss policies and consider relevant experience and expertise, the conference aims to contribute to shaping the economic policy agenda of emerging market countries in a way that supports growth and prosperity and at the same time increases global economic stability.
The conference, held this year under the title ‘Policies in the light of rebalancing the international trade and financial system’, highlights the rapid transformation taking place in the global economy and the challenges and opportunities it presents for emerging market countries, particularly in the areas of international trade, finance and financial systems, and macroeconomic policy.
The conference program focuses on a number of priorities and policies, including the restructuring of global trade in light of geopolitical and economic changes and the dynamics of the international monetary and financial system, as well as the challenges facing monetary policy in an environment characterized by uncertainty and structural change.
The second session of the 2026 AlUla Conference on Emerging Market Economies opens tomorrow, is hosted by the AlUla Region in collaboration with the Saudi Ministry of Finance and the International Monetary Fund, and features high-level participation from economic decision-makers, finance ministers, central bank governors, leaders of international financial institutions, and selected experts and experts from around the world.
The conference comes at a time when the world economy is witnessing a fundamental transformation of the international trade and financial system, with increasing challenges related to slower growth, heightened uncertainty, and increasing pressure on emerging market economies. This highlights the importance of strengthening international dialogue, coordinating economic policies and supporting the resilience of these economies to strengthen global economic stability.
By providing a high-level international platform to exchange vision, discuss policies and showcase relevant experience and expertise, the conference aims to contribute to shaping the economic policy agenda of emerging market countries in a way that supports growth and prosperity while increasing global economic stability.
This year’s conference, held under the theme ‘Policies in the context of rebalancing the international trade and financial system’, focuses on the rapid changes in the global economy and the challenges and opportunities it poses for emerging market countries, particularly in the areas of international trade, finance and financial systems, and macroeconomic policy.
The program of the conference focuses on several priorities and policies, in particular the restructuring of global trade in light of geopolitical and economic changes, the dynamics of the international monetary and financial system, and the challenges faced by monetary policy in an environment characterized by uncertainty and structural change.
