# Reforming IMF, World Bank and WTO long overdue — Putin

https://mins.news/en/item/55772

- TASS, 2026-09-12 11:45 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2186625

> Russian President Vladimir Putin told the BRICS summit that the IMF, World Bank and WTO were created under entirely different political and economic conditions, making reform of global economic governance institutions long overdue. He said the institutions are struggling to adapt as business activity increasingly shifts toward emerging markets.

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