The more optimistic outlook comes as fewer people are fleeing the region following a pandemic exodus. Crime is largely declining after recent surges, some cities are making progress on homelessness, ...

Fed Chair Jerome Powell was speaking in Philadelphia before the National Association of Business Economics. Photo: Hannah Beier/Bloomberg News Tariffs, inflation and other threats such as eroding ...

Global growth is projected at 3.0 percent for 2025 and 3.1 percent in 2026, an upward revision from the April 2025 World Economic Outlook. This reflects front-loading ahead of tariffs, lower effective ...

In April, the United States shook global trade norms by announcing sweeping tariffs. Given the complexity and fluidity of the moment, our April report offered a range of estimates for the growth ...

WASHINGTON, October 7, 2025 – The latest World Bank economic report on the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (MENAAP) points to an improved economic outlook for the region, with ...

Egypt’s economy is rebounding on the back of strategic reforms, despite headwinds from oil price swings and Suez Canal disruptions. Egypt’s Minister of Planning, Economic Development, and ...

Economists have two views on the nation’s economy—stronger-than-expected growth and weaker employment prospects. The split boils down to the forces driving the economy: a boom in investment in ...

Monitoring the economic health of its member countries and the global economy is among the broad remit of the Washington-based fund. It points out risks and offers advice on what policies countries ...

Ireland's economy is forecast to be the fastest growing of the world's most advanced economies this year. The projection is contained in the International Monetary Fund's latest World Economic Outlook ...

[WASHINGTON] The International Monetary Fund warned that the global economy is showing signs of strains from sweeping US tariffs and protectionism – even though it has held up better than expected.

Price rises in the UK are to be the highest among the G7 club of industrialised nations, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Inflation will be the highest among the club both this year ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -International finance chiefs are returning home with a measure of relief over the surprising resilience of the global economy to the cascade of policy shocks through the first ...