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The 2025 Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank concluded recently in Washington, D.C., against a backdrop of rising protectionism and declining development finance.
Their meeting, from the opening handshake on, will stress-test the current state of what the visitor called “the greatest friendship between two countries the world has ever seen”.
FILE PHOTO: REUTERS The Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) on April 21-26, 2025 were held at a time of deep uncertainty in the global economy.
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IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva holds a press briefing during the 2025 annual IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, on April 24, 2025. (Reuters/Ken Cedeno) ...
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