The World Bank effectively endorsed President Donald Trump’s complaint about the high tariffs that other nations impose on American products, calling for U.S. trading partners to sharply reduce their ...

Trump’s trade war won’t just cripple domestic markets—it will slow global gross domestic product growth to its lowest point in 17 years. The World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects report found that ...

The World Bank predicts global commodity prices will fall sharply in 2025 and 2026. Energy prices are expected to see the most significant decline. The World Bank cites sputtering global growth, ...

Senior figures at the World Bank have said it should consider changing its lending policy to include nuclear energy projects. (Image: World Bank) Ahead of the organisation's recent Spring meetings, ...

Trade tensions and fractious geopolitics risk exposing deep fault lines in the global financial system, the central bank umbrella body, Bank for International Settlements, said in its latest ...

The World Bank on Tuesday reduced its outlook for both global and U.S. economic growth this year, citing disruptions to global trade stemming from President Trump’s trade war. Global growth in 2025 is ...

The World Bank is considering securitizing some of the projects it’s backing to attract more private funding as it prepares to roll out a series of debt-for-development swaps, President Ajay Banga ...

WASHINGTON, June 20, 2025—More developing economies are turning to off-budget and more complex borrowing arrangements in response to a tighter financing environment, making it harder to fully assess ...

EXCLUSIVE — A United Nations watchdog organization is calling on the World Bank to terminate the employment of its Senior Country Economist in Tunisia, Massimiliano Cali. U.N. Watch Executive Director ...