Foreign officials flock to Washington for trade talks as IMF, World Bank hold spring meetings

Foreign officials flock to Washington for trade talks as IMF, World Bank hold spring meetings

South Korean trade officials will discuss pending U.S. tariffs with counterparts in Washington, DC, a city that will be teeming with high-ranking economic officials in town for the spring World Bank and International Monetary Fund meetings. An underlying -- if not overt -- theme of the spring meetings will be the wrench the U.S. has thrown into the world economic system, especially the rollout of a new tariff regime on April 2. That plan include…

Trade, growth key to spring meet agenda

By William Kumwembe in Washington DC, USA: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group began their Annual Spring Meetings in Washington DC on Monday, bringing together global financial leaders amid heightened economic uncertainty and market volatility. Under the theme ‘Jobs – The Path to Prosperity’, the meetings come at a critical time as global leaders confront challenges including trade tensions, high debt levels in developing …