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International Organizations · Aug 5, 2026 · 3 min read
Only 4.5 percent of jobs in developing economies face automation risk from generative artificial intelligence, against 14.2 percent in high-income countries, the…
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Global · Jul 10, 2026 · 3 min read
The heads of the International Energy Agency, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank Group and the World Trade Organization said the…
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China · Jul 8, 2026 · 3 min read
China's economic growth is projected to slow to 4.4 percent in 2026 and ease further to 4.3 percent in 2027, the World…
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Jordan · Jul 2, 2026 · 5 min read
The World Bank has reclassified Jordan as an upper-middle-income economy in its annual income classifications effective 1 July, a milestone that coincides…
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Jordan · Jul 2, 2026 · 3 min read
The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors has approved a US$700 million loan for Jordan to help convert macroeconomic stability into stronger…
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International Organizations · Jun 24, 2026 · 3 min read
Global gas flaring rose for the third consecutive year in 2025, climbing to 167 billion cubic metres and wasting an estimated US$54…
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International Organizations · Jun 13, 2026 · 5 min read
The World Bank expects global growth to slow to 2.5% in 2026, its weakest pace since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic,…
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International Organizations · Jun 8, 2026 · 6 min read
Shrinkflation has become one of the most visible consumer price issues of the post-pandemic inflation cycle. The term refers to a commercial…
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IEA · Jun 8, 2026 · 6 min read
Oil prices surged sharply on Monday as renewed tensions in the Middle East revived fears of potential disruption to global energy flows…
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International Organizations · Jun 4, 2026 · 6 min read
Iron ore trades near USD 103/t after a 4% monthly drop as Chinese property investment fell 13.7% YoY and global crude steel…
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Only 4.5 percent of jobs in developing economies face automation risk from generative artificial intelligence, against 14.2 percent in high-income countries, the World Bank Group said on 4 August in its World Development Report 2026, subtitled The Promise of Artificial Intelligence. Jobs in wealthy nations are, in the bank’s phrasing, more than three times as…
The heads of the International Energy Agency, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank Group and the World Trade Organization said the global economy “has been broadly resilient” to the shock from the war in the Middle East, but warned that the impacts remain highly uneven across energy supplies, food security, commodities and economic activity,…
China’s economic growth is projected to slow to 4.4 percent in 2026 and ease further to 4.3 percent in 2027, the World Bank said in its latest China Economic Update, as the shift away from investment and exports toward household consumption proceeds only gradually. The report, titled Rebalancing Growth, described an economy that stayed resilient…
The World Bank has reclassified Jordan as an upper-middle-income economy in its annual income classifications effective 1 July, a milestone that coincides with a pickup in Jordanian growth to 2.9 percent in the first quarter of 2026. It is a rare category change: Jordan was one of only five economies worldwide to move up from…
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a US$700 million loan for Jordan to help convert macroeconomic stability into stronger private investment, faster growth and more jobs, the second operation in a programmatic reform series. The financing, the Jordan Growth and Competitiveness Development Policy Financing II, supports government reforms aimed at improving the…
Global gas flaring rose for the third consecutive year in 2025, climbing to 167 billion cubic metres and wasting an estimated US$54 billion worth of gas, according to the World Bank Group’s annual Global Gas Flaring Tracker. With many countries, especially the poorest, facing energy shortages, the World Bank says capturing this gas could strengthen…
The World Bank expects global growth to slow to 2.5% in 2026, its weakest pace since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the conflict in the Middle East drives up energy prices, inflation, and borrowing costs. The forecast, in the Group’s June 2026 Global Economic Prospects report, marks a downgrade for two-thirds of the…
Shrinkflation has become one of the most visible consumer price issues of the post-pandemic inflation cycle. The term refers to a commercial practice where a product is sold in a smaller size, weight, or quantity while its sticker price remains unchanged or falls by less than the reduction in quantity. The result is a higher…
Oil prices surged sharply on Monday as renewed tensions in the Middle East revived fears of potential disruption to global energy flows through one of the world’s most critical oil transit corridors. Brent crude moved close to US$98 per barrel, while West Texas Intermediate traded near US$95 per barrel, with both benchmarks rising by nearly…
Iron ore trades near USD 103/t after a 4% monthly drop as Chinese property investment fell 13.7% YoY and global crude steel output declined 1.9% in April. But cement, aluminum, copper and freight-linked materials remain exposed to energy and metals cost pressure. Construction cost inflation is becoming more selective rather than uniformly easing.