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The World Bank says tariffs will hurt global growth, estimating that the trade war will shave almost half a percentage point ...
While the world economy faces instability from US President Donald Trump's threats of a global trade war, the International ...
The World Bank seeks to reduce poverty and boost living standards by providing grants and low-rate loans to poor economies. Another multinational organization that seeks to promote global prosperity — ...
The World Bank announced Wednesday that it will invest over $1.3 billion to improve the quality of life in three war-torn ...
The World Bank has softened its once-vocal cheerleading for climate action as the Trump administration evaluates its support for international organizations ... the bank’s sister organization, ...
Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank Group, sign a partnership agreement to collaborate on the safe, secure ...
Jean-Christophe Carret, the World Bank’s Middle East regional director, said the newly approved support is the first phase of ...
The World Bank said the U.S. economy in 2025 will grow 1.4 percent, 0.9 percentage points slower than its January forecast. It also called for all nations to reduce tariffs.
The World Bank expects the 20 European countries that share the euro currency to collectively grow just 0.7% this year, down from an already lackluster 0.9% in 2024.
India is once again expected to the be world’s fastest-growing major economy, expanding at a 6.3% clip this year. But that’s down from 6.5% in 2024 and from the 6.7% the bank had forecast for ...