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There will be pain, either shared by all voluntarily through peaceful negotiation or imposed on all through force. Take your ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is testifying Wednesday before the House Financial Services Committee on the state of ...
Read Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's opening statement from testimony during a Financial Services Hearing on Wednesday: TREASURY SECRETARY SCOTT BESSENT: I’m grateful to join you today. At the IMF ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has assailed the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank even as he tries to reassure nervous investors the United States will maintain its global leadership ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, in remarks to the Institute of International Finance on Wednesday, said the two agencies ...
The World Bank, he rightly notes, has strayed far from its mission into “buzzword-centric marketing”. This is accurate given the expansive definition of development by the bank that now includes ...
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 ...
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 ...
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and others are expected to meet with Chinese counterparts in Geneva, Switzerland, later ...