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Most headed home with more questions than answers. Many participants in the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Spring Meetings had a sense that Trump's administration was still conflicted ...
A World Bank report reveals India's significant progress in poverty reduction, with extreme poverty plummeting from 16.2% in 2011-12 to 2.3% in 2022-23, lifting 171 million people out of extreme ...
After the IMF reduced the growth rate estimate, now the World Bank has given a big warning to Pakistan. The World Bank has warned that about 10 million people of Pakistan may face severe food ...
India has recorded a sharp decline in poverty over the last decade, the World Bank stated this in its latest report “Poverty & Equity Brief,” showing that extreme poverty fell to 2.3% in 2022 ...
The World Bank has projected that Nigeria’s economy will grow by 3.6 per cent in 2025, building on an estimated expansion of 3.4 per cent in 2024, as key macroeconomic reforms begin to stabilise ...
WASHINGTON, April 25 (Reuters) - Spiking trade uncertainty is compounding rising debt and sluggish growth problems facing emerging markets and developing countries, but cutting their own tariffs ...
Nigeria’s current account surplus is projected to increase from 9.2% of GDP in 2024 to 9.4% by 2026, according to the World Bank’s April 2025 Africa’s Pulse Report. This anticipated improvement is ...
World Bank has said that India has achieved significant progress in poverty reduction and employment growth has outpaced the working-age population. In a report on ‘India Poverty and Equity ...
Although Bessent said the IMF and the World Bank are "falling short," he did not call for the US to withdraw from the institutions, as some conservatives had advocated in a Project 2025 proposal ...
DHAKA: Bangladesh and the World Bank on Wednesday (Apr 23) signed two financing agreements worth US$850 million to strengthen the South Asian country's trade capacity, create jobs, and modernise ...
The World Bank cut India’s growth projection by 40 bps to 6.3% for 2025-26, as the benefits to private investment from monetary easing and regulatory streamlining are expected to be offset by ...
The World Bank has appointed the President and Chief Executive of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, to its Private Sector Investment Lab, aimed at driving job creation in emerging economies.