US Publishes Lengthy List of Demands for World Bank

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has released a lengthy list of demands for the World Bank in line with the Trump administration's interests. They include ending the bank's ban on financing upstream oil and gas projects, allocating resources to deep-sea mining of critical minerals, and reforming its procurement policies.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant has released a long list of demands for the World Bank to align with the Trump administration's interests, including ending the bank's ban on financing upstream oil and gas projects, devoting resources to extracting vital deep-sea minerals and reforming its procurement policies.