A fresh World Bank report highlights the countries most exposed to job automation by AI. This offers insight into the ...

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, July 23 (Reuters) - 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 ...

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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 ...

A report from the World Bank brings a renewed focus to the impact of organized crime on economic development in Latin America and the Caribbean, highlighting the cyclical relationship between poverty ...

Along with a sharply downgraded projection for global output this year, it urged a “course correction” on trade to help preserve living standards. By Alan Rappeport Reporting from Washington See more ...

The World Bank says AI could help developing countries accelerate growth and improve services, but warns that inequality, misinformation and digital gaps remain major risks.

The World Bank recently released a comprehensive review of Pakistan’s poverty and welfare trends since the early 2000s. The assessment has raised concerns about Pakistan’s economy, saying that the ...

The World Bank will centralise some functions across its public and private-sector arms from 1 January 2026, according to an internal email seen by The Africa Report.

The World Bank Group Boards refers to the respective Boards of the IBRD, IDA, IFC, and MIGA. The World Bank Group institutions have nearly identical governance structures, and each Board is ...