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Adapting to a more volatile market environment
World Bank & IMF Meetings

Adapting to a more volatile market environment

At the 2026 World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings, CFA Institute former President and CEO Margaret Franklin joined GZERO’s Tony Maciulis to discuss how investors are adapting to a world where disruption has become the baseline.

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.

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%.

A full-stack approach to AI
World Bank & IMF Meetings

A full-stack approach to AI

At the 2026 World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings, GZERO’s Tony Maciulis spoke with Microsoft’s Vickie Robinson and the World Bank Group’s German Cufré on why AI readiness depends on closing the digital access gap.

Houthi solders gather in front of a digital billboard in Sanaa, Yemen, on July 11, 2025.
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Iran threatens another waterway, Guyana sees economic boom, IMF warns of economic impact from Middle East conflict

Iran is now threatening to shut down shipping in the Red Sea unless the United States ends its blockade outside the Strait of Hormuz.

The world economy is resilient, despite tariffs
GZERO World Clips

The world economy is resilient, despite tariffs

On GZERO World, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva explains to Ian Bremmer why the global economy—and even the eurozone—is proving more resilient than expected.

Fighting food waste and empowering women farmers
World Bank & IMF Meetings

Fighting food waste and empowering women farmers

As the world faces rising food demand, social entrepreneur Nidhi Pant is tackling the challenge of food waste while empowering women farmers. Speaking with GZERO Media’s Tony Maciulis on the sidelines of the 2025 World Bank–IMF Annual Meetings, Pant explains how her organization, Science for Society Technologies (S4S), is helping smallholder farmers process and preserve their produce reducing massive post-harvest losses.

Every job will be reshaped by AI, says World Bank’s Christine Qiang
World Bank & IMF Meetings

Every job will be reshaped by AI, says World Bank’s Christine Qiang

Artificial intelligence is transforming the global workforce, but its impact looks different across economies. Christine Qiang, Global Director in the World Bank’s Digital Vice Presidency, tells GZERO Media’s Tony Maciulis that while “every single job will be reshaped,” developing countries are seeing faster growth in demand for AI skills than high-income nations.

Government shutdown and trade tensions test US economy
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Government shutdown and trade tensions test US economy

As the US economy continues to defy expectations, Eurasia Group Managing Director of Global Macro Robert Kahn says the key question is whether a slowdown has been avoided or merely delayed. “The headline here is the impressive resilience of the US, maybe also the global economy over the last six months,” Kahn tells GZERO Media’s Tony Maciulis on the sidelines of the 2025 World Bank–IMF Annual Meetings.