Industrial policy refers to government officials channeling resources to particular industries that the market would not.

A new World Bank report shows how partners are joining forces to deliver impact at greater speed and scale, reducing fragmentation and strengthening country ownership. In a world facing compounding ...

The Mozambican economy is a house of cards which will collapse, and probably sooner rather than later, shows the World Bank, in an unusually harsh report published 19 March. "The cost of inaction is ...

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The World Bank Group logo is displayed on a office wall at the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in Karachi, Pakistan February 4, 2026. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro JOHANNESBURG, Feb 24 (Reuters) - A ...

Investments in building climate resilience can deliver benefits equivalent to 150 million jobs by 2050, according to the World Bank report, “Jobs in a Changing Climate: Insights from World Bank Group ...

The World Bank says that Mozambique “stands at a critical juncture”, in which it “needs to ease fiscal pressures while ...

India’s job market is showing its strongest signs of vitality in nearly a decade. According to the World Bank’s latest South Asia Development Update, employment in India has been growing faster than ...

NAIROBI, Nov 24 (Reuters) - The World Bank lifted Kenya's economic growth forecast for this year to almost 5% on Monday, citing a pick up in the construction sector in East Africa's largest economy.