The report, titled “A Conflict-Torn Economy,” estimated that Lebanon’s real gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 4.2% in ...

The Africa Policy Lens (APL) says findings from the World Bank's 10th Ghana Economic Update have vindicated its April 2026 ...

The World Bank said the Israel-Hezbollah conflict has severely disrupted Lebanon's fragile recovery, predicting a 6.4% ...

A fresh World Bank report highlights the countries most exposed to job automation by AI. This offers insight into the industries and roles that will be most at risk.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The World Bank Group logo is displayed on a office wall at the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in Karachi, Pakistan ...

Yet, three in four people in low-income countries still lack coverage WASHINGTON, April 7, 2025 –A new World Bank report reveals both the progress and the ongoing challenges in strengthening social ...

A new World Bank report offers the most comprehensive view yet of global reserve management practices, drawing on survey responses from 136 central banks worldwide, the highest participation in the ...

The World Bank sharply cut its global economic growth projection Tuesday to 2.3% in 2025. "This would mark the slowest rate of global growth since 2008, aside from outright global recessions," the ...

Two earthquakes that rocked Venezuela on June 24 caused $19.6 billion ​in direct physical damage, but the cost of rebuilding could be twice that much ‌or more, the World Bank said in an early ...

World Bank Report Highlights 'Shockingly Large' Gap Between Gender Equality Laws and Enforcement JOHANNESBURG, Feb 24 (Reuters) - A World Bank report warned ⁠of ⁠a "shockingly large" gap between ...