Commodity prices are set to rise 23% in 2026 as global shocks mount, according to the World Bank Group’s latest Commodity ...
External debt of developing countries jumped 5.5% to a record $9.4 trillion in 2025, the fastest pace since 2021 and about four times the 2022–24 average, according to the World Bank Group’s ...
A number of the World Bank Group’s clients in emerging markets have reached out to us as the conflict in the Middle East has started to impact commodity prices and logistics. We are working with ...
More adults than ever in low- and middle-income countries now have bank or other financial accounts, leading to a rise in formal saving, according to the World Bank Group’s Global Findex 2025 report.
The HIPC and related Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI) programs have relieved 37 participating countries of more than $100 billion in debt. To date, 37 countries — 31 of them in Africa — have ...
The war in Ukraine has dealt a major setback to commodity markets, altering global patterns of trade, production, and consumption in ways that will keep prices unusually high through the end of 2024, ...
MANILA, December 9, 2025 – The Philippine economy slowed in 2025 as domestic shocks, weaker investment, and soft global demand weighed on growth. However, a modest recovery is expected in 2026–2027, ...
About The World Bank The World Bank Group has a bold vision: to create a world free of poverty on a livable planet. In more than 100 countries, the World Bank Group provides financing, advice, and ...
Sri Lanka’s economy is projected to see moderate growth of 2.2% in 2024, showing signs of stabilization, following the severe economic downturn of 2022. But, the country still faces elevated poverty ...
About The World Bank Group The World Bank Group has a bold vision: to create a world free of poverty on a livable planet. In more than 100 countries, the World Bank Group provides financing, advice, ...
About The World Bank The World Bank Group has a bold vision: to create a world free of poverty on a livable planet. In more than 100 countries, the World Bank Group provides financing, advice, and ...
For more than five decades, the World Bank’s premier annual publication on debt, now titled the International Debt Report (IDR), along with the associated International Debt Statistics (IDS) database, ...