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Will MCC be shuttered, will it be merged with DFC, or will it be spared? We have the latest on DOGE's targeting of the U.S.
What is a reserve currency? How did the dollar come to dominate global trade and finance? And why might some countries prefer ...
The investment downturn is central to the growth slowdown. Gross fixed capital investment is expected to contract by 2.4% this year, a stark reversal from already muted growth in FY24. This is not ...
At a media briefing marking the conclusion of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)/World Bank Group Spring Meetings in Washington DC, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, ...
European Union expert Markus Thiel addresses the shifting dynamics that are reshaping the global geopolitical order. He discusses Europe’s rearmament, the future of NATO and nuclear proliferation.
In a remarkably short time, the second Trump administration has upended many of the precepts that have guided international order since the end of World War II. President Donald Trump has rapidly ...
Zimbabwe’s shrinking civic space and corruption undermine economic progress – CITEZW Pamela Tremont, the U.S. Ambassador to ...
European officials see the concern over the “safe haven” reputation of U.S. financial assets as a chance to attract investors ...
The Tripoli based Libyan government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the World Bank in Washington, D.C., with the ...
WFP is slashing up to 6,000 jobs; the World Bank Spring Meetings soft-pedaled on climate; and people are aging better but ...
In March, Secretary of Energy Chris Wright buoyed African hopes at the Powering Africa Summit with his “all-of-the-above” ...
The U.S. is Singapore's second-largest export market, accounting for 11% of the Southeast Asian country's outbound shipments last year. About 55% of the products exported to America are subject to the ...