Anna Yukhananov

U.S. says firms helped Iranian airline skirt sanctions

May 23, 2019 at 9:24 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nineteen people and companies in Europe and Asia acted as middlemen for Iranian airline Mahan Air, helping it procure supplies from the United States in violation of...

World Bank says expanded access to banking services comes with risks

August 24, 2021 at 10:14 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In Brazil, bank customers can access their accounts aboard a floating bank on the Amazon River. In Mexico, rural residents find banking services inside popular stores like...

Tardy IMF reforms mask deep divisions on next step

August 24, 2021 at 9:22 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Emerging market countries on Saturday griped about the plodding progress in giving them more power at the International Monetary Fund. The global lender, after its annual meetings...

IMF officials give Jordan some wiggle room on reforms

August 24, 2021 at 9:18 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - International Monetary Fund officials relaxed some fiscal and other targets for Jordan under its $2 billion loan program as the country struggles to deal with an influx...

Global finance chiefs ready defenses ahead of Fed exit

August 24, 2021 at 9:22 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Global finance chiefs on Saturday told the IMF to stand ready to aid emerging market economies that could be destabilized by a sudden flight of capital when...

World Bank seeks to halve extreme poverty by 2020

August 24, 2021 at 9:16 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said on Wednesday the global development lender must work to halve extreme poverty in the next seven years if it is...

U.S. Treasury says default risks permanent damage to reputation

August 24, 2021 at 9:12 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior U.S. Treasury official called on Congress on Tuesday to re-open the government and raise the debt ceiling or risk hurting the United States' international reputation...

Exclusive: World Bank to cut $400 million from budget in reorganization

August 24, 2021 at 9:05 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank plans to cut $400 million from its budget as part of a sweeping reorganization to make the global development lender more efficient and responsive,...

IMF warns tough to exit unconventional monetary policy

August 24, 2021 at 9:06 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tighter monetary policy in advanced economies could create a bumpy ride for financial markets around the world that central banks may be unable to control, the International...

World Bank pledges more funds for poor in troubled states

August 24, 2021 at 8:56 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - World Bank President Jim Yong Kim laid out a new strategy for the global development lender on Tuesday that includes a sharp increase in funds to help...

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