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IMF and World Bank launch Bangkok Blueprint against cyber fraud
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Why IMF and World Bank are fighting cyber fraud: the Bretton Woods facts Prelims tests
The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group, in coordination with the Bank of Thailand, launched the Bangkok Blueprint on 14 October 2026 during their Annual Meetings. The initiative is aimed at combating cyber fraud.
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The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group, in coordination with the Bank of Thailand, launched the Bangkok Blueprint on 14 October 2026 during their Annual Meetings.
The initiative is aimed at combating cyber fraud.
स्रोत: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
मुख्य तथ्य
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- The IMF and the World Bank Group launched the Bangkok Blueprint on 14 October 2026 during their Annual Meetings.
- The initiative was launched in coordination with the Bank of Thailand, the central bank of the host country.
- The Blueprint is aimed at combating cyber fraud.
- The IMF and the World Bank were born out of the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference and are headquartered in Washington, D.C.
- India has its own cyber-crime machinery: the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) under the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Information Technology Act, 2000.
प्रीलिम्स · मेन्स
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प्रीलिम्स
- The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group were established following the Bretton Woods Conference of 1944.
- The Bangkok Blueprint, launched during the 2026 Annual Meetings, targets cyber fraud and was prepared in coordination with the Bank of Thailand.
- The Bank of Thailand is the central bank of Thailand, while the IMF is concerned with global monetary and financial stability and the World Bank Group with development finance.
मेन्स
GS-II (international institutions) and GS-III (cyber security, internal security). Cyber fraud now crosses borders and threatens financial stability and trust in digital payments, which is why multilateral lenders are stepping in beyond their usual macroeconomic remit. For India, the implication is the need to align I4C, CERT-In, RBI and the IT Act framework with global standards on information sharing, while the way forward lies in cross-border cooperation, stronger digital literacy and faster fraud reporting and recovery.
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Under Karnataka's Gruha Lakshmi scheme, the monthly financial assistance given to the woman head of an eligible family is:
- Rs 1,500
- Rs 2,500
- Rs 3,000
- Rs 2,000
उत्तर देखें
उत्तर: D — Rs 2,000 is correct. Gruha Lakshmi gives Rs 2,000 a month to the woman head of an eligible family.
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