US Treasury secretary criticises the IMF and World Bank

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  This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

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  I'm Rachel Wright and in the early hours of Thursday the 24th of April, these are our main stories.

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  The US Treasury Secretary attacks the IMF and the World Bank.

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  America first means we are doubling down on our engagement with the international economic system,

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  including at the IMF and the World Bank.

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  We'll tell you what that means.

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  Also, President Trump criticizes the Ukrainian leader again.

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  He wants to see the killing stopped, but you need both sides of the war willing to do that.

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  And unfortunately, President Zelensky seems to be moving in the wrong direction.

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  In the Trump administration's ongoing effort to bring about what it sees as a rebalancing of the world economy,

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  both the IMF and the World Bank have come under heavy criticism.

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  The US Treasury Secretary Scott Besant said both institutions had deviated from their purpose.

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  I invite our allies to work with us as we rebalance the international financial system,

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  refocus the IMF and World Bank on their founding charters.

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  America first means we are doubling down on our engagement with the international economic system,

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  including at the IMF and the World Bank.

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