"The IMF and World Bank serve critical roles in the international system," he said. "And the Trump administration is eager to work with them — so long as they can stay true to their missions.” ...

For better and often for worse, the U.S.-led IMF and World Bank have dominated the post–World War II international economy. Project 2025 and the Trump administration could change that.

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 ...

The IMF and World Bank must return to their original mandate of ensuring a balanced global system, he said. “The IMF and World Bank have enduring value. But mission creep has knocked these ...

Trade tensions and fractious geopolitics risk exposing deep fault lines in the global financial system, the central bank ...

Donald Trump is not a one-world-order guy. And he’s definitely not a Globalist. He rightly believes that every decision in ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced that it has completed a two-week governance audit of Kenya’s financial ...

The IMF and World Bank serve critical roles in the international system. And the Trump Administration is eager to work with them—so long as they can stay true to their missions. But under the ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is criticizing the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in a speech on Wednesday morning, saying the IMF devotes disproportionate time to work on social ...

Bessent also repeated criticisms of the IMF and the World Bank that have been key talking points of Republicans for years, such as their commitment to diversity and alternative energy.

"The IMF and World Bank serve critical roles in the international system," he said. "And the Trump administration is eager to work with them — so long as they can stay true to their missions.” ...

"The IMF and World Bank serve critical roles in the international system," he said. "And the Trump administration is eager to work with them — so long as they can stay true to their missions.” ...