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 ...

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.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday called for major overhauls to the missions of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank but said the United States remained committed to ...

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 ...

Scott Bessent, US treasury secretary, at the IIF Global Outlook Forum during the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Spring meetings in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, April 23, 2025.

Bessent says IMF and World Bank need reform, says there’s an ‘opportunity for a big deal’ with China ... Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks, Wednesday, April 23, ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's toughest negotiating partner is Congress, and the contest is his race to finance the ...

Scott Bessent and Kevin Warsh are frontrunners to succeed Jerome Powell as Fed Chair, with Trump set to decide soon.

At the heart of the debate over Bessent's appointment is the thorny question of the central bank's independence. Trump has ...

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 ...

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 ...