New report: Weak global economic outlook
Latest Global Economic Prospects, carbon pricing trends
EDITOR'S PICK
Global Economy Faces Trade-Related Headwinds. Greater trade tensions and policy uncertainty are expected to drive global growth to its slowest pace since 2008 outside of recessions, according to our new Global Economic Prospects report. READ REPORT
WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS
New State and Trends of Carbon Pricing Report. Global carbon pricing generated over $100 billion for public budgets in 2024, with more than half of this revenue designated for infrastructure and other development projects. SEE MORE FINDINGS
Jobs: The Most Effective Pathway Out of Poverty. As our private sector arm, here's how IFC is working with partners to create jobs and expand access to finance for micro-, small, and medium-sized enterprises. LEARN MORE: English, العربية, Français
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Overcoming Barriers to Municipal Finance to Create Jobs. Investing in infrastructure can boost jobs, but cities need better access to repayable finance. A recent World Bank report shows how to unlock this investment. READ MORE
Reinventing Rice as Countries Cultivate Change. Rice feeds over half of the world’s population. Find out how three countries are introducing reforms, innovations, and investments to bring the sector into a new era. VIEW STORY
Better Jobs: Evidence from the Life in Transition Survey. What defines a "good job"? Our latest Life in Transition Survey, conducted in partnership with the European Bank for Reconstruction, offers new insights. FIND OUT MORE
NEWS
✔️ New Project Improves Urban Infrastructure and Reduces Flood Risk in Gabon's Secondary Cities
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2moThank you for sharing these updates. I recently came across “Worldwide Evidence on the Effect of Carbon Pricing on Firm Performance,” which explores how firms across different economies adapt under carbon pricing and what this means for resilience, investment, and competitiveness. It’s encouraging to see the World Bank’s updates on carbon pricing efforts globally. Sharing the study here in case it adds to the ongoing conversation on aligning climate goals with operational realities: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7348210489228763136
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3moI believe corporates need to play in an unconventional way in turmoil areas for better business opportunities, i.e. local representation rather than affiliation.
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3moThis shocking global outlook accentuates the need for fostering sustainable infrastructure projects/initiatives to help strengthen a collaborative dialogue on global economic growth.
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3moInteresting
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3moThe World Bank’s latest Global Economic Prospects confirms a growing global anxiety — that the world is being pushed into a prolonged period of instability, triggered not by fringe actors but by the very superpowers who helped draft the UN Charter. It began with one UNSC founding member invading a smaller neighbor — a Soviet-era hangover. Then came the Taiwan flashpoint and the Middle East crisis, both backed by rival UNSC powers, haunted by their own imperial legacies — the American hangover. What’s deeply troubling is that these crises aren’t isolated — they’re symptoms of a broken global system where the self-declared guardians of peace have become its greatest threats. Maybe it’s time to ask: Has the UNSC lost its moral legitimacy? Do we need a new global framework — one that reflects today’s realities and not Cold War fantasies? The silent majority of nations must no longer stay silent.