财务大臣片山冲将担任世界银行和国际货币基金组织发展委员会主席，这标志着首次有日本官员被任命为该职务。
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama is set to become chair of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund’s Development Committee, marking the first time a Japanese official has been appointed to the role.
“我希望能够发挥日本在发展政策方面的经验、专业知识和技术，以及在包括国际金融政策在内的广泛相关经济政策方面的优势，在委员会中主持建设性讨论，并与其他国家合作，” 片山冲周二对记者表示。
“I would like to draw on Japan’s experience, expertise and technology in development policy and a very broad range of related economic policies, including international financial policy, and lead constructive discussions at the committee while working with other countries,” Katayama told reporters on Tuesday.
自1974年该委员会成立以来，这是首次有日本官员担任主席。目前该委员会由瑞典财政部长伊丽莎白·斯万特松担任主席。
It will be the first time a Japanese official has chaired the committee since it was established in 1974. The committee is currently chaired by Swedish Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson.
片山冲表示，她预计将在本周四的委员会会议上被任命，并将在明年春季华盛顿的会议上开始担任主席，任期为两年。
Katayama said she is expected to be appointed at the committee’s meeting Thursday and will begin chairing it at next spring’s meetings in Washington. Her term will run for two years.
首相高市早苗周一在X上表示，她期待在片山冲的领导下就全球挑战进行更深入的讨论，并期待日本在支持日本企业海外活动和国内经济可持续增长的同时，为国际社会作出贡献。
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on X Monday that she looked forward to deeper discussions on global challenges under Katayama’s leadership and to Japan contributing to the international community while supporting Japanese companies’ overseas activities and the sustainable growth of the domestic economy.
片山冲表示，目前尚不清楚她是否会参加本周在曼谷举行的IMF会议，她补充说，她的参与取决于是否获得国会的批准。
Katayama said it remains unclear whether she will attend this week’s IMF meetings in Bangkok, adding that her participation depends on approval from the Diet.
“无论美国财政部长斯科特·贝森是否参加，全球经济显然正处于一个非常微妙和流动的关键节点，” 她说。
“The global economy is obviously at a very delicate and fluid juncture, regardless of whether US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attends,” she said.
根据《金融时报》的报道，贝森将因“国内事务”而跳过本周在曼谷举行的年度会议。
Bessent will skip the annual meetings in Bangkok this week due to “domestic engagements,” according to the Financial Times.
“如果我在获得国会批准后能够参加，我希望能够与同行就我们面临的挑战进行深入讨论，包括如何应对前沿人工智能，” 她说。
“If I’m able to attend after receiving approval from the Diet, I would like to have in-depth discussions with my counterparts on the challenges we face, including how to respond to frontier AI,” she said.