The World Bank now expects the region to grow 4.5% this year, but flagged that trade growth outside AI-related goods has been "weak or negative." ...

According to the World Bank's latest regional economic update released Tuesday, the organization has upgraded its 2026 growth ...

By Shubham Batra NEW DELHI, Oct 6 (Reuters) - The World Bank raised its growth forecast for South Asia, citing resilient consumer demand despite an energy shock, but warned that persistently high oil ...

The World Bank raised its 2026 growth forecast for East Asia and the Pacific to 4.5%, cautioning that heavy reliance on ...

World Bank says growth has held up better than expected despite trade and geopolitical uncertainties, pegs inflation at 4.8% ...

Growth forecast upgraded by 50 bps as domestic demand, industry and services remain strong; only 23.4% of Indian firms use AI compared with 42.7% in the US ...

The allegations date to Kumar's years as PWD secretary, when a World Bank-funded road upgrade ran into delays, cost overruns ...

The World Bank has also sounded a warning on the AI and demographic front for the South Asia region, calling for faster job creation, building old-age income support and health systems before aging ...

BANGKOK: Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Monday (Oct 5), ordered tighter airport and travel preparations for more than ...

The World Bank Group said that Nobel laureate Michael Kremer will serve as its new chief economist starting Oct. 1, heading research for the institution, according to a statement Wednesday.

By Ifham Nizam The World Bank has approved USD 110 million in additional financing to rebuild around 600 kilometres of roads damaged by Cyclone Ditwah, with the investment aimed not merely at ...

The World Bank lifted its East Asia and Pacific 2026 growth forecast to 4.5% on AI exports, but warns a pullback in AI spending could hurt.