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IMF-World Bank Meetings End With Little Tariff Clarity, but Economic Foreboding
The IMF took a slightly more optimistic view of the economic fallout from the highest U.S. tariffs in more than a century, ...
Saudi Arabia and Qatar to pay back Syria’s debt to the World Bank
Saudi Arabia and Qatar say they will pay Syria’s outstanding debt to the World Bank, a move that is likely to make the ...
Trump administration says IMF, World Bank ‘falling short’ of missions
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. remains committed to playing a leadership role in the IMF and World Bank but ...
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 and there’s an ‘opportunity for a big deal’ with China
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has played a balancing act trying to reassure nervous investors that the U.S. would maintain ...
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 ...
Bessent Says US Backs IMF and World Bank, While Calling for Reforms
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called for a course correction for the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, while ...
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 ...