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Bessent Chides IMF, World Bank as He Says ‘America First Does Not Mean America Alone’
Bessent spoke to the Institute of International Finance as both the International Monetary Fund and World Bank held their ...
Bessent assails IMF and World Bank and says there’s an ‘opportunity for a big deal’ with China
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has assailed the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank even as he tries to reassure ...
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 ...
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 ...
Argentina peso expected to hit lower band, says deputy central bank governor
Argentina's Deputy Central Bank Governor Vladimir Werning said on Wednesday he expected the peso currency to hit the lower ...
Global Economic Leaders Gathering in U.S. Confront Trump’s New World Order
The I.M.F. and World Bank are holding their spring meetings as President Trump’s trade war upends the global economy.
Bessent says IMF and World Bank 'falling short' as he calls for rebalancing of international financial system
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are guilty of ...
World Bank cuts Latin American and Caribbean growth view, highlights uncertainties
The World Bank on Wednesday cut its 2025 economic growth forecast for Latin America and the Caribbean to 2.1% from its ...
World Bank climate message shifts amid Trump era uncertainty
The bank’s messaging on climate represents a delicate balancing act between the institution and the U.S., its largest ...
From Doing Business to B-READY: World Bank’s new rankings represent a rebrand, not a revamp
B-READY is the World Bank’s attempt to regain credibility after the Doing Business scandal. In recent years, there has been both internal and external pressure to create a successor − and B-READY ...
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Bessent accuses World Bank and IMF of climate ‘mission creep’
The Treasury secretary called for more fossil fuel investments in a speech during the financial institutions' spring meetings ...
World Bank adds Bayer, Hyatt and other CEOs to private sector initiative
The World Bank on Wednesday added four top executives, including Bayer AG CEO Bill Anderson and Hyatt Hotels CEO Mark ...