Scott Bessent called for sweeping change at the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, claiming they needed to reconnect with their missions, faulting their dealings with China. Treasury ...

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 ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday tried to soften ... Finance as both the International Monetary Fund and World Bank held their spring meetings in Washington. On Monday, the IMF ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent has accused the IMF and World Bank of “mission creep”, calling for ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that the Trump administration would pursue a significant overhaul of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank as it seeks a “sustainable ...

By Alan Rappeport Reporting from Washington Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday called for major overhauls to the missions of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank but said ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 ...

Although Bessent said the IMF and the World Bank are “falling short,” he did not call for the U.S. to withdraw from the institutions, as some conservatives had advocated in a Project 2025 ...