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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 ...
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 ...
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IMF, World Bank Spring Meetings: Matters Arising
The recent International Mone­tary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group (WBG) Spring Meetings brought to the forefront the press­ing need for global cooperation in navi­gating an increasingly complex ...
Bessent says US will seek reforms of IMF, World Bank
Bessent said the Trump administration would not seek to retreat from those institutions but instead push to play a stronger ...
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 ...
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Devex Newswire: World Food Programme to cut at least a quarter of its workforce
WFP is slashing up to 6,000 jobs; the World Bank Spring Meetings soft-pedaled on climate; and people are aging better but ...
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World Bank and IMF meet with Iraqi Finance Minister, Central Bank
By John Lee. Iraqi Finance Minister, Mrs Taif Sami Mohammed, along with the Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI), Dr ...
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 ...
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World Bank upgrades Egypt’s FY2024/25 GDP growth forecast to 3.8%
Arab Finance: The World Bank has raised its forecast for Egypt’s real gross domestic product (GDP) growth for fiscal year (FY ...