By Kate Abnett and Simon Jessop

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union will double down on its support for reforming global development banks to do more to fight climate change, a draft EU document showed, a stance that puts Brussels at odds with the U.S. ahead of World Bank and IMF meetings this month.

The International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group are preparing for their annual meetings in Washington against a backdrop of aid cuts and climate change scepticism from U.S. President Donald Trump.

In April, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the institutions should refocus on their core mandates and were devoting too much time and resources to topics like climate change.

Draft conclusions for a meeting of EU finance ministers on Friday, seen by Reuters, showed the EU will r

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