By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI, Oct 6 (Reuters) - The World Bank has raised Africa's 2026 economic growth forecast to 4.3%, citing stronger performance across the region, and urged governments to embrace ...

By Shubham Batra NEW DELHI, Oct 6 (Reuters) - The World Bank raised its growth forecast for South Asia, citing resilient consumer demand despite an energy shock, but warned that persistently high oil ...

The World Bank has urged Guinea to use the revenues from the exploitation of the largest iron ore reserve on earth to diversify and build a stronger economy.

The World Bank on Tuesday forecast modest economic growth in Latin America and the Caribbean, warning that risks from high ...

Economies in East Asia and the Pacific risk running out of firepower as they try to cushion the blow from an energy shock that’s set to persist into next year, according to the World Bank.

Pakistan is facing mounting economic pressure from higher fuel prices, rising poverty and debt risks following the closure of ...

Several economies in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region are growing faster than expected due to their involvement in ...

The World Bank cut its Chile growth forecast for 2026 to 0.8% from 2.4% in April, but now expects a rebound to 3% growth in 2027.

The World Bank Group’s SP500 plan aims to reach 500 million people by 2030, using social protection, jobs, digital systems ...

The World Bank cut its Argentina growth forecast for 2026 to 2.1% from 3.6% but praised energy subsidy reform and lower country risk.

The Legal Vice Presidency includes dedicated teams supporting the World Bank's lending, finance, policy, and advisory functions across six broad areas: The Operations team advises and supports the ...

India's consistent 6-7% economic growth over decades is more vital for development than short bursts of higher rates, says ...