As banks standardize their data in anticipation of the rise of open banking, they're turning to common formatting standards, ...

The World Bank’s new sector-specific growth model breaks from aggregate-focused forecasting by capturing how labor and ...

Pakistan, May 17 -- On Friday, May 16, 2025, the World Bank confirmed that Saudi ... Reports can be generated based on the combination of data sets (like user profiles, statistics, market research ...

Risks to the outlook are tilted to the downside. Access the latest projections for the global economy in the World Economic Outlook database. The latest IMF’s Currency Composition of Official Foreign ...

SOFIA, May 8, 2025 —The World Bank signed today two Reimbursable Advisory Services Agreements with the Bulgarian government aimed at boosting education and businesses. The signing ceremony took place ...

Over the past few months, an Israeli military operation has displaced tens of thousands of Palestinians in West Bank cities. Some Palestinians fear it may be laying the ground to annex the territory.

COLOMBO, May 7, 2025 — The World Bank Group today announced a major initiative to support job creation and unlock private sector growth in Sri Lanka, backed by more than $1 billion in financing over ...

ABSTRACT: This paper examines the causal relationship between Financial Inclusion and economic growth in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) from 2006 to 2015. We combined the ...

NAIROBI, Kenya, May 5 2025 (IPS) - Reflecting on this year’s IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings, one word lingers in my mind: uncertainty. The shifting global geopolitical landscape loomed large—none more ...

Prices for energy, metals, fertilizers, and food are expected to drop in 2025 and 2026, according to the World Bank. Lower global growth and strong oil supply are driving the decline in commodity ...

This week, we dive deep into new datasets from the World Bank and artificial intelligence researchers at Anthropic.