Secretary Bessent IMFC-DC Statement

This year’s Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank provide an important opportunity to engage on current global economic challenges as well as our work with partners and the international financial institutions to support a pro-growth agenda, macroeconomic and financial stability, and poverty reduction.In the United States, President Trump’s America First economic agenda is promoting robust economic growth and job creation, fiscal prudence, energy abundance, deregulation, and regulatory modernization. As G20 host, the United States is also championing a more balanced global economy. When focused on their core mandates, the IMF and World Bank can be well-placed to help advance these objectives.In recent years, the IMF has suffered from mission creep.