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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent delivers remarks during the International Finance Institute Global Outlook Forum
Finance

Scott Bessent slams IMF and World Bank for ‘vapid, buzzword-centric marketing’

By Fatima Hussein, Chris Megerian and The Associated Press
April 24, 2025
Scott Bessent says the World Bank and IMF need a total overhaul: ‘Mission creep has knocked these institutions off course’
Economy

Scott Bessent says the World Bank and IMF need a total overhaul: ‘Mission creep has knocked these institutions off course’

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April 23, 2025
Scott Bessent says China must move away from export overcapacity and American overreliance: ‘Everyone knows it needs to change’
Finance

Scott Bessent says China must move away from export overcapacity and American overreliance: ‘Everyone knows it needs to change’

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April 23, 2025
Two years ago, world leaders established a global Pandemic Fund. Now its co-chairs are warning it needs at least $2 billion by June
Commentary

Two years ago, world leaders established a global Pandemic Fund. Now its co-chairs are warning it needs at least $2 billion by June

By Chatib Basri and Sabin Nsanzimana
October 31, 2024
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during a news conference.
Finance

Yellen says world was ‘worse off’ under Trump-era isolationism

By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press
October 22, 2024
World Bank logo is displayed on a mobile phone screen.
Finance

‘The world might become stuck in the slow lane’—World Bank warns of the consequences of sustaining elevated interest rates

By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
June 11, 2024
Tokyo
Finance

Asian economic region is ‘underachieving its own potential,’ World Bank says

By Elaine Kurtenbach and The Associated Press
April 1, 2024
Jerome Powell
Finance

World Bank sees third straight year of slowing global economy but ‘the risk of a global recession has receded’

By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
January 9, 2024
World Bank
Finance

The World Bank sees oil exploding to $157 per barrel in the worst-case scenario from the Israel-Hamas war

By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press
October 30, 2023
Paris
Environment

Paris is becoming the epicenter of talks on climate change and poverty—but it’s all talk so far

By Fatima Hussein, Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
June 21, 2023
Antonio Guterres
Finance

UN chief rips IMF and World Bank for ‘glaring failure’ during pandemic—and ‘bias and injustice built into the current international financial architecture’

By Edith M. Lederer and The Associated Press
June 17, 2023
The world’s top inequality researcher breaks down his surprising findings that we really are all becoming more equal

The world’s top inequality researcher breaks down his surprising findings that we really are all becoming more equal

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June 16, 2023
World Bank
Finance

World Bank, disappointing every economist calling for a recession, upgrades global growth outlook for 2023

By Paul Wiseman, Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press
June 6, 2023
The World Bank’s mission is to fight poverty. Workers at its headquarters are striking because they’re struggling to make ends meet
Finance

The World Bank’s mission is to fight poverty. Workers at its headquarters are striking because they’re struggling to make ends meet

By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press
April 14, 2023
Russian nesting dolls with Joe Biden and Xi Jinping's faces on them

The World Bank warns that the U.S.–China rift could hurt Asia’s growth and ‘the global availability of knowledge’

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March 31, 2023

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