Jan. 16, 2025 13:13 PM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) — The global economy is growing steadily in the face of war, protectionist trade policies and high interest rates. It just isn’t growing fast enough to bring relief to the world’s poorest, the World Bank said Thursday in its latest assessment of the global economy.
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Jan. 15, 2025 09:20 AM EST
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's prime minister on Wednesday welcomed the first-of-its-kind agreement with the World Bank under which Islamabad will get $20 billion in funding in 10 years to invest in renewable energy, education, and social sectors.
In a post on the X platform, Shehbaz...