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World Bank’s strategy for AI, jobs, and economic resilience
World Bank & IMF Meetings

World Bank’s strategy for AI, jobs, and economic resilience

At the 2026 World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings, World Bank Managing Director and Chief Knowledge Officer Paschal Donohoe joined GZERO’s Tony Maciulis to discuss how development institutions balance immediate crises with long-term goals.

UN’s Amina Mohammed on the “rebirthing" of global cooperation
World Bank & IMF Meetings

UN’s Amina Mohammed on the “rebirthing" of global cooperation

At the 2026 World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed says that diplomacy remains the UN’s primary tool for mitigating conflict as tensions escalate in Iran and across the Middle East.

Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on April 14, 2026.​
What We're Watching

Putin makes big gamble, Israel and Lebanon agree to ceasefire, Riyadh reportedly plans to halt funds for golf tour

The Parliament signed a law this week that would allow the military to attack any country that holds Russians captive. But in so doing, Vladimir Putin may have backed himself into a corner.

​Smoke rises after an explosion at the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 17, 2026.
Analysis

Iran war jeopardizes Iraq’s momentum

Over 20 years after the US-led invasion upended the country, Iraq was starting to build momentum. But the US-Israeli war with Iran has brought that screeching to a halt.

Trump gets a "big, fat" concession from Xi
Puppet Regime

Trump gets a "big, fat" concession from Xi

A big fat hug is not nothing #PUPPETREGIME

Why the IMF is cutting global growth forecast
World Bank & IMF Meetings

Why the IMF is cutting global growth forecast

At the 2026 World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings, Eurasia Group’s Rob Kahn joined GZERO’s Tony Maciulis to assess why the IMF has downgraded global growth to 3.1%.

Getting more "bang for the buck" to fund critical global projects
World Bank & IMF Meetings

Getting more "bang for the buck" to fund critical global projects

At the 2026 World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings, GZERO’s Tony Maciulis asked World Bank Group’s German Cufré how development institutions prioritize investments when funding is limited, and global needs are growing.

How to prepare the global economy for the age of AI
World Bank & IMF Meetings

How to prepare the global economy for the age of AI

At the 2026 World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings, GZERO’s Tony Maciulis asked Microsoft's Vickie Robinson what it will take to prepare economies for the age of AI and how quickly it needs to happen.

How the Iran war made China stronger
by ian bremmer

How the Iran war made China stronger

The conventional wisdom was that a destabilizing war in the oil-producing heart of the Middle East would badly hurt China. Evidence suggests otherwise.