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The World Bank on Tuesday forecast that weakening global growth due in part to trade turmoil will push global commodity ...
The UK is considering scaling back its nearly £2 billion ($2.7 billion) commitment to a World Bank fund for developing ...
Saudi Arabia and Qatar say they will pay Syria’s outstanding debt to the World Bank, a move that is likely to make the ...
Economic growth in the six Western Balkans countries is projected to moderately slow in 2025 due to weaker external demand ...
Global finance leaders came to Washington this past week seeking clarity on what it would take to get some relief from ...
A new report by the World Bank says organised crime and violence have become a central obstacle to development in Latin ...
The World Bank's verdict on Nigeria's poverty level has attracted widespread outcry, with some interest groups demanding ...
WFP is slashing up to 6,000 jobs; the World Bank Spring Meetings soft-pedaled on climate; and people are aging better but ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent argued in a speech that the multilateral economic institutions have veered away from their ...
The investment downturn is central to the growth slowdown. Gross fixed capital investment is expected to contract by 2.4% this year, a stark reversal from already muted growth in FY24. This is not ...
Saudi Arabia and Qatar are to settle Syria's outstanding arrears of around $15 million to the World Bank, both countries said ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, in remarks to the Institute of International Finance on Wednesday, said the two agencies ...