What If the US Leaves the IMF and the World Bank? | by Ngaire Woods - Project Syndicate

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What If the US Leaves the IMF and the World Bank? | by Ngaire Woods - Project Syndicate

In the coming months, President Donald Trump could withdraw the United States from the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank or slash their funding. But such a move would disproportionately hurt the US itself, undermining its ability to shape the rules of the global financial system and pursue its strategic interests.