Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. remains committed to playing a leadership role in the IMF and World Bank but ...

Global public debt peaked in 2020 as governments borrowed heavily for COVID-19 relief. But it has been edging back up, and ...

Higher tariffs and heightened geopolitical tensions may push government debts to new highs over the coming years, making the ...

It devotes disproportionate time and resources to work on climate change, gender, and social issues,” Bessent said.

The IMF’s world trade uncertainty index is currently 7 times higher than it was in October 2024, much higher than in the ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are guilty of ...

The Bank of Japan is likely to push back the timing of further interest rate hikes as uncertainty triggered by U.S. tariffs ...

In its latest Fiscal Monitor briefing, the International Monetary Fund warned that escalating global uncertainty from rising ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, in remarks to the Institute of International Finance on Wednesday, said the two agencies ...

The International Monetary Fund has appointed Ron van Rooden as head of its mission to Syria, Syria's Finance Minister ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent leveled harsh criticism at the operations of the World Bank and the ...

The Bank of Japan should be flexible and data-dependent in proceeding with any further interest-rate hikes as US tariffs ...