As noted in the October 2020 World Economic Outlook (WEO), a green investment push coupled with initially moderate but steadily rising carbon prices would yield needed emissions reductions while ...

In a world rattled by President Trump’s tariffs and his scorn for Western allies, the defense secretary struck a rare note of ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he came to Asia’s preeminent security forum to talk “tanks, not tariffs.” But for other ...

A shift in perspective is needed – one that honestly assesses where economic protection is justified and where cooperation ...

Not many places match the European Union for quality of life. Its workers enjoy more time off than in many other regions, yet their living standards are among the highest. Its core values of ...

Asia’s near-term outlook has weakened amid rising trade tensions with growth in the reference forecast slowing to 3.9 percent this year from 4.6 percent in 2024. Notwithstanding robust growth and ...

The pickup in global growth anticipated in the April World Economic Outlook remains on track, with global output projected to grow by 3.5 percent in 2017 and 3.6 percent in 2018. The unchanged global ...

The global upswing in economic activity is strengthening ... Output across the Globe Positive cross-country spillovers from collective fiscal action by the world’s largest economies helped speed the ...

The global economy is undergoing substantial changes, driven by fundamental shifts in trade policies. This comes at a time of deep structural transformations related to aging populations, high energy ...

After four years of crisis, sub-Saharan Africa’s authorities had already faced a significant challenge in their efforts to deliver economic stability while also advancing long-term development goals, ...

As the world economy faces unprecedented shifts, the dynamics of global trade, exchange rates and capital flows are evolving in ways that challenge established economic theory and policy frameworks.

European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde addresses the media, following the Governing Council's monetary policy meeting at the ECB headquarters, in Frankfurt, Germany, January 30 ...