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IMF-World Bank meetings end with little tariff clarity, but economic foreboding
Global finance leaders came to Washington this past week seeking clarity on what it would take to get some relief from ...
Scott Bessent says the World Bank and IMF need a total overhaul: ‘Mission creep has knocked these institutions off course’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, in remarks to the Institute of International Finance on Wednesday, said the two agencies ...
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Bright Simons calls for structural reform in IMF, World Bank programmes
The Vice President of policy think tank, IMANI Africa, has called for reforms to programmes of the International Monetary ...
IMF's Georgieva, World Bank's Banga need to earn Trump administration's trust, Bessent says
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday said IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva and World Bank President Ajay Banga ...
Treasury Secretary Bessent Accuses IMF And World Bank Of "Mission Creep"
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent spoke Wednesday to international economists attending IMF and World Bank spring meetings in ...
Bessent says IMF and World Bank need reform, says there’s an ‘opportunity for a big deal’ with China
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent leveled harsh criticism at the operations of the World Bank and the ...
Treasury Secretary Bessent calls out China, World Bank, IMF in speech on global economy
China needs to change,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told the Institute of International Finance in Washington, D.C.
Trump’s tariffs overshadow IMF and World Bank meetings
The spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank begin this week with a goal of keeping a low profile, ...
France's central banker sees narrower focus for IMF, World Bank
France's central bank chief called on Tuesday for preserving the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, albeit with ...
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IMF-World Bank meetings end with little tariff clarity, but economic foreboding
Many participants in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Spring Meetings had a sense that Mr Trump’s administration was still conflicted in its demands from trading partners hit ...