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IMF's Georgieva says IMF has been vocal about China's need to change economic model
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Monday said the IMF has been vocal about its policy ...
IMF-World Bank meetings end with little tariff clarity, but economic foreboding
Global finance leaders came to Washington this past week seeking clarity on what it would take to get some relief from ...
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 ...
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IMF tranches on hold, officials to conduct another meeting with BB on Tuesday
The release of the next loan tranches remains uncertain, as both parties remain firm in their respective positions on exchange rate flexibility, finance adviser says ...
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 ...
US Endorsement of IMF and World Bank Spurs a ‘Sigh of Relief’
I’m Chris Anstey, an economics editor in Washington for the IMF/World Bank meetings. Today we’re looking at the US Treasury ...
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BB ends meeting with IMF without reaching agreement over exchange rate
"The governor is still trying to convince the IMF to delay the implementation of greater exchange rate flexibility, considering the current high inflation rate," an official familiar with the matter ...
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Trump administration says IMF, World Bank ‘falling short’ of missions
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that the International Monetary Fund and World Bank are “falling short” of their main missions and must focus on an urgent goal of bringing the ...
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 ...
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Bessent says IMF and World Bank need reform and there's an 'opportunity for a big deal' with China
WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent leveled harsh criticism at the operations of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund on Wednesday even as he tried to reassure nervous ...