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The global growth forecast has been lowered to 2.8% for 2025 and 3% for 2026. US growth is expected to slow to 1.8%. India ...
Ngaire Woods shows how the institutions can avoid the US president’s wrath while maintaining their global legitimacy.
Sam Woods, chief executive of the BoE’s Prudential Regulation Authority, said the regulator had stepped up monitoring of banks during the market volatility triggered by the US president’s “liberation ...
Pakistan’s growing dependence on Chinese loans has led to significant dollar repayments, exacerbating current account deficits. While China has extended loan maturities, critics warn this lifeline ...
Kevin Warsh, the presumptive heir to Jay Powell as Federal Reserve chair, gave a speech last Friday acknowledging “new ...
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IMF urges Egypt to accelerate sale of state assets
The International Monetary Fund has urged Egypt to move faster in selling off state assets to spur growth and reduce debt.
In recent years, Ethiopia has embarked on an ambitious and indigenous economic reform journey that has now gained notable recognition from global leaders. During the 2025 IMF and World Bank Spring ...
In a remarkably short time, the second Trump administration has upended many of the precepts that have guided international order since the end of World War II. President Donald Trump has rapidly ...
Zimbabwe’s shrinking civic space and corruption undermine economic progress – CITEZW Pamela Tremont, the U.S. Ambassador to ...
USAID’s new top 15 implementers; MCC under attack; and everything from the World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings.
The Tripoli based Libyan government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the World Bank in Washington, D.C., with the ...
WFP is slashing up to 6,000 jobs; the World Bank Spring Meetings soft-pedaled on climate; and people are aging better but ...