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World Bank president forecasts "subdued" economic recovery for 2021

And that's if vaccine distribution stays on track, David Malpass says.
"If you only come back 4% this year [in growth for the world economy], you're not back to where you were, even at the end of 2021," World Bank President David Malpass said.
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Drop in global remittances may worsen poverty

Jun 29, 2020
Migrants who have lost wages due to COVID-19 are struggling to send funds back home to their families in poorer countries.
A man in Miami sends a remittance to his mother in Cuba.
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Emerging markets less ready for recession than before the global financial crisis — report

Nov 20, 2019
A World Bank report shows developing nations to be more exposed to recession now than a decade ago.
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Will India be Trump's next trade war target?

Jun 4, 2019
Following tariffs on China and Mexico, India's change in trading status change makes it look like a multi-front trade war.
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Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa at a 15-year low

May 3, 2016
The International Monetary Fund said countries in the region need a policy reset.
A farmer winnows a dried teff crop to separate seeds from stalks at a village in Ethiopia.
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Some question the social cost of Mexican mall boom

Mar 15, 2016
Some see a sign of economic health, others one more example of global inequality.
The Oasis shopping center in Coyoacan, Mexico City. 
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Netflix expands to... pretty much everywhere

Jan 7, 2016
Now binge-watchers in 190 countries can stream, if their internet can handle it.

For public good, not for profit.

Coke and Pepsi face headwinds

Apr 23, 2015
Coke reports improved earnings, despite long-term soda sale fall-offs.

What a 7 percent growth rate could look like

Mar 5, 2015
China has set 7 percent as its growth target. What would that look like here?

A stove that can power your phone

Nov 6, 2014
Biolite is changing the way people cook and power up their electronics.