Shifting gears: how the private sector can be an engine of growth in MENA
The global economy is facing heightened uncertainty, clouding economic forecasts. In our recently launched April 2025 Middle East and North Africa Economic Update , we report that
Why going “all in” on active mobility is a sure bet for sustainable development
Every year on United Nations World Bicycle Day (June 3), we celebrate the transformative benefits of the bicycle. At the World Bank Group headquarters in Washington, DC,
Implementing the EU Nature Restoration Law: exploring pathways for member states
The European Union Nature Restoration Law (NRL) entered into force in 2024. The NRL sets quantitative restoration targets aimed at improving natural habitats that are
How French firms navigated the inflation surge: Lessons for expectations and decision making
As inflation surged globally, economists and policymakers focused their attention on the expectations of households and financial markets – but relatively little was known about
Home charging and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles: A strategy for real-world emissions reductions
Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles can use either fossil fuels or electricity and offer potential emission reductions, depending on the driver’s usage. This column examines how
Private safe asset supply and financial instability
Safe assets are financial instruments that maintain a stable value even after adverse macroeconomic shocks. This column explores how banks supply safe assets through securitisation
Home charging and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles: A strategy for real-world emissions reductions
Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles can use either fossil fuels or electricity and offer potential emission reductions, depending on the driver’s usage. This column examines how
India’s GDP grows 7.4% in Jan-March qtr, fastest in a year
That was above the 6.7% expansion in gross domestic product forecast in a Reuters poll for the March quarter India’s economy grew 7.4% in the
US goods trade deficit narrows sharply in April as imports plunge
The goods trade gap contracted 46.0% to $87.6 billion last month, the Commerce Department’s Census Bureau said on Friday The U.S. trade deficit in goods
Japan to raise foreign direct investment target to $1trln by mid-2030s, sources say
The new targets, to be formally included in the government’s upcoming fiscal and economic policy guidelines in June, represent a sharp escalation from the previous
