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Bessent says US will seek reforms of IMF, World Bank
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that the Trump administration planned to pursue reforms at the International ...
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 ...
U.S. Calls for Sweeping Reforms to I.M.F. and World Bank
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent argued in a speech that the multilateral economic institutions have veered away from their ...
Bessent says IMF and World Bank need reform and there's an 'opportunity for a big deal' with China
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent leveled harsh criticism at the operations of the World Bank and the International Monetary ...
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 ...
US Treasury's Bessent urges IMF, World Bank to refocus on core missions
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday called on the International Monetary Fund and World Bank to refocus on ...
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 ...
From Doing Business to B-READY: World Bank’s new rankings represent a rebrand, not a revamp
The World Bank has long sought to replace it’s annual index that fell to scandal in 2021. But a new replacement repeats some ...
IMF Issues Playbook for Faster Sovereign Debt Restructurings
Global financial leaders on Wednesday launched a blueprint for emerging-market debt restructurings, an effort to streamline a ...
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.