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Global policymakers gathering in Washington this week breathed a collective sigh of relief that the U.S.-centric economic ...
Trump placed tariffs totaling 145% on China, leading China to retaliate with tariffs of 125% on the U.S. — essentially ...
Developing countries should strike swift trade deals with the United States at the "earliest possible" opportunity, the ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. remains committed to playing a leadership role in the IMF and World Bank but ...
The Trump administration cannot determine the mission of the World Bank because the global lender's goals are based on ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent argued in a speech that the multilateral economic institutions have veered away from their ...
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday said IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva and World Bank President Ajay Banga ...
The World Bank has granted Lebanon a $250 million loan aimed at helping alleviate persistent power cuts worsened by last year ...
The world’s finance chiefs flocked to Washington this week to see up close how President Donald Trump’s effort to overhaul ...
The spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank begin this week with a goal of keeping a low profile, ...
The IMF and World Bank serve critical roles in the international system,” Bessent said in prepared remarks. “And the Trump ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent leveled harsh criticism at the operations of the World Bank and the International Monetary ...