“Economic stagnation —rather than growth —has been the norm in economies hit by conflict and instability,” said Ayhan Kose, the World Bank’s deputy chief economist.

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Global growth is projected to slow to 2.3 percent in 2025, nearly half a percentage point lower than the rate that had been ...

The world’s most desperate countries are falling further and further behind, their plight worsened by conflicts that are ...

The World Bank says tariffs will hurt global growth, estimating that the trade war will shave almost half a percentage point ...

Conflict and instability are taking a devastating toll on the 39 economies afflicted by them, driving up extreme poverty ...

“Economic stagnation —rather than growth —has been the norm in economies hit by conflict and instability,” said Ayhan Kose, the World Bank’s deputy chief economist.

The world’s most desperate countries are falling further and further behind, their plight worsened by conflicts that are growing deadlier and more frequent. “Economic stagnation —rather than growth ...

Increasing conflicts have made things worse. In the 2000s, the world saw an annual average of just over 6,000 conflicts — in which organized groups used armed force against other groups or against ...