LONDON (Reuters) -The World Bank lifted its 2025 growth projection for China to 4.8% and raised its forecast for much of the region, but warned of slowing momentum next year, citing low consumer and ...

Trade frictions and policy uncertainty, notably linked to US tariffs, are expected to drive global growth down this year to its slowest pace since 2008 outside of outright global recessions. That’s ...

KABUL, April 23, 2025—Afghanistan’s economy is gradually recovering, but at a slow pace, and the outlook remains uncertain due to fiscal pressures, a widening trade deficit, and persistent poverty and ...

Myanmar's economy is set to shrink 2.5 percent in the 2025/26 financial year, largely as a result of March's devastating magnitude-7.7 earthquake, the World Bank said on Thursday. The country's ...

July 7 (Reuters) - The World Bank said on Monday that Syria’s gross domestic product is expected to grow modestly by 1% in 2025, following a contraction of 1.5% in 2024. "The easing of sanctions ...

LONDON, Oct 7 (Reuters) - The World Bank has lifted its growth outlook for the region encompassing the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan for 2025, though trimmed its forecast for ...