Welcome to Your Week in Asia. Finance officials and central bankers from around the world will gather for the International Monetary Fund and World Bank's annual meetings in Thailand for the first time in three decades. The energy crisis, artificial intelligence investment and climate change are all set to be on the agenda as countries face increasingly difficult monetary policy decisions.

AI company Anthropic opens its latest Asian office, this time in Singapore, amid fierce debate over AI safety and the need for a slowdown of development. The move adds to growing competition among global AI companies in Singapore -- rival OpenAI announced in May that it would invest more than 300 million Singapore dollars ($230 million) to support the development of the city-state's AI ecosystem.

Get the best of our coverage of Asia and much more by following us on X, where our handle is @NikkeiAsia We are also on Bluesky with the handle MONDAY IMF-World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok Thailand will host the IMF and World Bank's annual meetings through Sunday, drawing more than 15,000 people. Central bank governors and financial experts from across the world will discuss the global economic outlook, challenges and trends. Data: Philippines foreign direct investment, India inflation TUESDAY Japan Mobility Show Bizweek The Japan Mobility Show Bizweek will run through Friday at Makuhari Messe in the city of Chiba, near Tokyo.

Formerly known as the Tokyo Motor Show, the event is now held in a full-scale format every two years, with the 2026 edition being the smaller version focused on networking and deal-making. It will be co-hosted with the Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies (CEATEC).

CEATEC Japan's technology and electronics trade show CEATEC will take place in the city of Chiba through Friday, bringing together more than 820 companies and organizations. This year's event will focus on AI, sustainability, next-generation mobility and space technology.

WEDNESDAY Anthropic's Singapore office opens Anthropic will open its Singapore office, expanding its Asia-Pacific footprint to five locations after opening offices in Tokyo, Bengaluru, Seoul and Sydney. The company said the expansion was driven by strong enterprise demand for Claude, its family of large language models.

Monetary policy: Singapore Data: Singapore GDP, China trade and inflation THURSDAY G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Bangkok Finance ministers and the central bank governors of the Group of 20 will meet on the sidelines of the IMF and World Bank's annual meetings in Bangkok. The group is expected to discuss global financial stability 30 years on from the Asian financial crisis.

Canton Fair The China Import and Export Fair, the country's largest trade exhibition, opens in Guangzhou. Better known as the Canton Fair, the event runs in phases until early November, with exhibitors spanning electronics and machinery to furniture and footwear. This fall's edition comes amid growing international concern over China's large trade surplus and accusations that unfair competition is distorting global markets.

"Africa's phone king" lists in Hong Kong Shenzhen Transsion Holdings, a Chinese company known as "Africa's phone king," is expected to debut on the Hong Kong Exchange. Already listed in Shanghai, the company was looking to raise over $400 million through the new listing. The company controls about half of the African phone market but faces growing competition from Chinese rivals.

Data: India trade Earnings: TSMC FRIDAY Data: Singapore trade SATURDAY Vietnam parliamentary session opens Vietnam's rubberstamp National Assembly is scheduled to hold its second twice-a-year session, running through Nov. 20. Lawmakers are slated to discuss 38 laws, covering housing, cybersecurity, criminal investigations, intellectual property, the state budget, electricity and other matters.