WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 16: Michelle Fleury (Business Correspondent - BBC News) speaks on stage during Semafor World Economy 2026 on April 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Semafor World Economy)

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 16: Michelle Fleury (Business Correspondent - BBC News) and Carlos Cuerpo (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Trade and Business - Spain) speak on stage during Semafor World Economy 2026 on April 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Semafor World Economy)

Central African Republic Finance Minister Herve Ndoba attends an African Finance Ministers' discussion during the 2026 IMF and World Bank Group Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

Lesotho's Finance Minister Retselisitsoe Matlanyane arrives at an African Finance Ministers' discussion during the 2026 IMF and World Bank Group Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

(L-R) Tatiana Mossot, Senior Communications Officer of the IMF, Nigerian Finance Minister Wale Edun, Lesotho's Finance Minister Retselisitsoe Matlanyane and entral African Republic Finance Minister Herve Ndoba speak during an African Finance Ministers' discussion the 2026 IMF and World Bank Group Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

Nigerian Finance Minister Wale Edun arrives during an African Finance Ministers' discussion the 2026 IMF and World Bank Group Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

Lesotho's Finance Minister Retselisitsoe Matlanyane attends an African Finance Ministers' discussion during the 2026 IMF and World Bank Group Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

Nigerian Finance Minister Wale Edun during a African Finance Ministers' discussion the 2026 IMF and World Bank Group Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)