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The World Bank has slashed its global growth forecast to 2.3%, citing trade tensions driven by US tariffs as the primary cause of the sharp downturn.
The Global Business Centre of the World Bank Group (WBG) in Chennai stands for operational excellence and innovation, said its Managing Director and Chief Administrative Officer Wencai Zhang.
The World Bank on Tuesday agreed with President Trump's complaint that foreign countries engage in unfair trade practices with the US and urged the nations to ease their tariffs on American exports.
The World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects report sounds a dire warning about tariffs.
The world’s largest economy is expected to grow by just 1.4% in 2025, a sharp deceleration from the 2.8% expansion recorded in 2024.
The World Bank has revised upwards the international poverty line for low-income countries, including Malawi, from $2.15 (about K3 764) to $3 (about K5 253) per person per day.
The World Bank said the U.S. economy in 2025 will grow 1.4 percent, 0.9 percentage points slower than its January forecast. It also called for all nations to reduce tariffs.
The World Bank said it is committing $1 billion to help the Democratic Republic of Congo prepare for the development of the next stage of what could be the world’s biggest hydropower project.
The World Bank forecasts a significant decline in global commodity prices, predicting a 12% drop in 2025 and another 5% in 2026, bringing them back to pre-pandemic levels.