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IMF steering committee skips communique after Russia blocks war language
(Reuters) - Russia's refusal to agree to strong language condemning its war in Ukraine prevented the steering committee of the...
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Canada finance minister walks out of G20 meeting to protest Russia’s participation
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Wednesday she walked out of a G20 plenary meeting in...
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UK, U.S. and Canada left G20 meeting when Russia spoke, UK says
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's delegation to a meeting of top Group of 20 finance officials in Washington, including Bank of...
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Yellen tells Indonesian finance minister: ‘No business-as-usual’ for Russia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told her counterpart from Indonesia that there will be no "business-as-usual" for...
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IMF open to emergency financing for nations facing food insecurity
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund is open to providing emergency financing to help vulnerable countries with food security...
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Russia’s war in Ukraine to blame for rising global food insecurity – Yellen
By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Russia's war in Ukraine is to blame for exacerbating "already dire" world...
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U.S. Treasury’s Yellen to skip some G20 sessions, encourage pressure on Russia
By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen plans to skip some sessions of...
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Delegate protests over Russia to upstage G20 meeting
By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Western nations are preparing to stage coordinated walk-outs and other diplomatic snubs...
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Britain to attend some G20 meetings, keep pressure on Russia – UK source
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Rishi Sunak will only attend some G20 sessions in Washington this week,...
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World Bank to push ahead with some Afghan projects, maintain pause on education support -sources
By Andrea Shalal and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank has resumed work on three projects in Afghanistan...
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Yellen to push institutions to scale up response to war-fueled food security crisis
By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will convene a high-level panel on Tuesday...
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World Bank to discuss ‘next-phase’ financing for Ukraine, Malpass says
By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More countries are expected to announce contributions to help war-torn Ukraine...
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Zelenskiy, IMF managing director discuss Ukraine’s ‘post-war reconstruction’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday he spoke with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva about Ukraine's...
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Ukraine’s prime minister, finance officials to visit Washington next week
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and top Ukrainian finance officials will visit Washington next...
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Russia asks Brazil to help keep sway at IMF, World Bank
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Russia has asked Brazil for support in the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the G20...
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Yellen to China: Help stop Russia’s war in Ukraine or lose standing in the world
By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -China should help end Russia's "heinous war" in Ukraine or face a...
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IMF, World Bank, WFP and WTO urge coordinated action on food security
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The World Bank, International Monetary Fund, UN World Food Program and World Trade Organization on...
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World Bank to send Ukraine $1.5 billion as food, energy prices spike
By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal (Reuters) -The World Bank is preparing a $1.5 billion support package for war-torn Ukraine...
Read moreWorld Bank to finance four projects worth $495 million in Senegal
DAKAR (Reuters) - The World Bank said on Tuesday it has signed deals to finance four projects in Senegal worth...
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IMF sets up administered account to allow donors to fund Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ukraine's finance ministry on Monday welcomed the creation of a special new account set up by the...
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