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Scott Bessent says the World Bank and IMF need a total overhaul: ‘Mission creep has knocked these institutions off course’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, in remarks to the Institute of International Finance on Wednesday, said the two agencies ...
Bessent says IMF and World Bank need reform and there’s an ‘opportunity for a big deal’ with China
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has played a balancing act trying to reassure nervous investors that the U.S. would maintain ...
Sen. Warren Asks Bessent for Details of Investor Meeting
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass) asked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to disclose details of a closed-door investor meeting ...
EU's Dombrovskis says he held 'cordial and candid' meeting with Scott Bessent
The European Union's economy commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said on Friday he had held a 'cordial and candid' meeting with ...
Inside the WWE-style screaming match between Elon Musk and Scott Bessent outside Oval Office
Doge leader Elon Musk and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent engaged in a loud verbal altercation outside the Oval Office over ...
Treasury chief Bessent’s briefing to private bank event draws scrutiny
Experts say Bessent didn’t violate any rules and that the customs and conventions around such private talks are murky.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent rips IMF over woke ‘mission creep’
It devotes disproportionate time and resources to work on climate change, gender, and social issues,” Bessent said.
US Treasury's Bessent Urges Asian Development Bank to Move Towards Ending China Loans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged Asian Development Bank President Masato Kanda to take ...