Explainer-What Are the IMF and World Bank, and What Happens if the US Pulls ... usually requiring cuts to wasteful spending, more transparent budgets, rooting out corruption or raising tax revenues.

Bungling World Bank bureaucrats lost track of at least ... society groups on our climate work and on pushing us to be more transparent.” The international lender was set up in 1944 to help ...

Oxfam similarly criticized an “old gentlemen’s agreement of World Bank and IMF appointments,” saying it should have been a more transparent and merit-based global process. Asked about the ...

“It’s not about being nice but being fair and transparent.” Fairness and transparency are not words that many critics associate with the World Bank. In his email, Singh called the bank “an ...

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LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Alarm is rising over Washington's potential withdrawal from global institutions, including the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, with the no-show of U.S ...

By Max Bearak and Somini Sengupta Max Bearak and Somini Sengupta have reported extensively on World Bank projects around the world. As the Trump administration imposes deep cuts on foreign aid and ...

WASHINGTON, March 26, 2025—The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors today approved ... Dynamic Social Registry that would ensure evidence-based, accurate, and transparent targeting to ensure that ...