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World Bank Announces New Steps to Add Billions in Financial …
Jul 17, 2023 · The World Bank is taking bold new steps to increase its lending capacity, a major boost in firepower that will give millions of people a chance to escape poverty and improve their lives.
Global Growth Is Stabilizing for the First Time in Three Years
Jun 11, 2024 · The global economy is expected to stabilize for the first time in three years in 2024—but at a level that is weak by recent historical standards, according to the World Bank’s latest Global Economic Prospects report.
Global Economy Set for Weakest Half-Decade ... - World Bank Group
Jan 9, 2024 · As the world nears the midpoint of what was intended to be a transformative decade for development, the global economy is set to rack up a sorry record by the end of 2024—the slowest half-decade of GDP growth in 30 years, according to the World Bank’s January 2024 Global Economic Prospects report.
Modest Growth Forecast for Economies in the Middle East and …
WASHINGTON, October 16, 2024 — Growth continues to be subdued in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) because of uncertainties heightened by the conflict in the region, says the World Bank in its latest semi-annual MENA Economic Update, entitled Growth in the Middle East and North Africa.
Greater Investment Critical for the Pacific’s ... - World Bank Group
SUVA, October 15, 2024 — The World Bank today launched its latest Pacific Economic Update, calling for a major boost in investment to address the region's slowing economic growth.
World Bank Group - International Development, Poverty and …
Dec 13, 2024 · With 189 member countries, the World Bank Group is a unique global partnership fighting poverty worldwide through sustainable solutions. world-bank:content-type/news 2024 Key Development Challenges in Nine Charts
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Risk of Global Recession in 2023 Rises Amid ... - World Bank Group
As central banks across the world simultaneously hike interest rates in response to inflation, the world may be edging toward a global recession in 2023 and a string of financial crises in emerging market and developing economies that would do them lasting harm, according to a comprehensive new study by the World Bank.