The WorldBank on Thursday lowered its global growth forecast to 2.5 percent for 2026, down from 2.9 percent in 2025, marking the lowest rate since late 2019 ... World Bank lowers 2026 global growth forecast to 2.5 pct.
... growth this year, the WorldBank said Thursday ... The World Bank still expects the world's biggest economy to grow 2.2% this year, unchanged from a January forecast and up a tick from 2.1% in 2025.
The WorldBank has warned that the US and Israel’s war on Iran could slow global economic growth to its weakest level since the Covid-19 pandemic, with further escalation threatening an even sharper downturn.
Output could grow by just 1.3% under a scenario in which an extended blockage of the Strait of Hormuz helped trigger a sharp fall in equity prices and a steep rise in bond yields ... .
The WorldBank slashed on Thursday its global growth forecast for 2026 to 2.5% due to the war in the Middle East, warning growth could slow to just 1.3% if energy supply disruptio ....