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Tariff deal talks to dominate IMF-World Bank meetings this week - REUTERS
By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal
Summary
- Climate, debt and Ukraine take back seat at IMF-World Bank meetings
- Policymakers to gauge damage from Trump's tariff barrage
- US Treasury's Bessent to hold bilateral trade talks this week
- Questions remain over US commitment to multilateral institutions
WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) - Hundreds of global finance leaders will descend on Washington this week, each with a singular mission: Who can I talk with to cut a trade deal?
The semi-annual gatherings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group are bustling affairs with high-level multilateral policy talks, but also one-on-one meetings between finance ministers eager to broker deals on things like project financing, foreign investment back home and, for poorer economies, debt relief.
