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Since September 2023, the World Bank has been collaborating closely with the IMF, UNCTAD, and COMSEC to develop an updated Debtor Reporting System (DRS). We invited debt management offices, central ...
The World Bank has expressed concern over Nigeria’s poor statistical performance, noting that the country lags behind its aspirational peers such as Mexico, Colombia, South Africa and Brazil ...
When the financial data for 2022 is tabulated (the World Bank’s International Debt Statistics are excellent, but come out with a long lag), low and lower middle income countries will, on net, be ...
The world’s largest economy is expected to grow by just 1.4% in 2025, a sharp deceleration from the 2.8% expansion recorded ...
The global economy could grow less this year than previously projected, the World Bank said Tuesday, citing uncertainty over tariffs and ongoing trade disputes.
The World Bank forecasts a significant decline in global commodity prices, predicting a 12% drop in 2025 and another 5% in 2026, bringing them back to pre-pandemic levels.
David Malpass, President, The World Bank Group, speaks on stage during The 2022 Concordia Annual Summit - Day 1 at Sheraton New York, Sept. 19, 2022, in New York.
World Bank Live is the World Bank's event streaming platform designed to engage global audiences in conversations about international development. The platform features high-level debates and events ...
Under pressure from world leaders, development experts and shareholders, the bank opens its spring meeting on Monday, poised for big changes. By David Gelles and Alan Rappeport Mr. Gelles writes ...
The World Bank Debt Data Team compiles and publishes a series of comprehensive debt statistics, on an annual and quarterly basis: The World Bank's comprehensive database of annual stocks and flows of ...
The World Bank has expressed concern over Nigeria’s poor statistical performance, noting that the country lags behind its aspirational peers such as Mexico, Colombia, South Africa and Brazil.Mrs ...