Women-led businesses in Jordan can now apply for grants and technical support through the Women Exporters in the Digital Economy (WEIDE) Fund. The initiative, jointly funded and managed by the World Trade Organization (WTO) Secretariat and the International Trade Centre (ITC), aims to help women entrepreneurs strengthen their digital capabilities and expan...
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will lend USD52 million in sovereign-backed financing to help Sri Lanka unlock its renewable energy potential and advance sustainable development through the Kerawalapitiya–Port L Second Transmission Line Project.Rajat Misra, Director General, Public Sector Clients Department (Region 1), ...
Abuja, Nigeria, October 8, 2025 - Nigeria has taken important steps toward stabilizing its economy through recent policy reforms, but more needs to be done to ensure these gains translate into better living standards for its citizens, according to the latest Nigeria Development Update (NDU) released by the World Bank today.Titled “From...
The October 2025 update of the WTO’s “Global Trade Outlook and Statistics” presents the WTO Secretariat’s revised forecasts for world trade in 2025 and 2026. Breakdowns of merchandise and commercial services trade by sector and region are provided, together with details on leading traders.An analytical chapter looks at the limits of trade policy in inf...
WASHINGTON, October 7, 2025 — East Asia and Pacific region continues to outperform most of the rest of the world, but creating more jobs and sustaining growth will require ambitious reforms as the region navigates global uncertainties.The World Bank’s October 2025 East Asia and Pacific Economic Update projects regional growth of 4.8 p...
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 expected growth reaching 2.8 percent in 2025 and 3.3 percent in 2026. However, global uncertainty, trade policy shifts, and continued conflict and displac...
PREFACEThe projections included in this issue of the Fiscal Monitor are drawn from the same database used for the October 2025 World Economic Outlook and Global Financial Stability Report (and are referred to as “IMF staff projections”). Fiscal projections refer to the general government, unless otherwise indicated. Short-term projections are based...
Download in PDF (data tables included)Year-on-year headline inflation in the OECD, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), remained stable at 4.1% in August 2025 (Table 1 and Figure 3), having hovered around this rate since March. In August, it rose in 15 of the 38 OECD countries, declined in 13, and was stable or broadly stable in the remaining 10....
1 IntroductionOver the past decade, an increasing number of firms across sectors such as travel, entertainment, retail, and platform-based services, have transitioned to algorithmic pricing mechanisms. These mechanisms involve the deployment of software that automates price setting and are mainly used by firms aiming to optimise pricing decisions in ...
New York, 20-25 September - Marking the 80th anniversary of the United Nations, this year’s high-level week of the United Nations General Assembly gathered world leaders in an environment marked by political crises and calls for far-reaching organizational reform.With the changing international trade landscape and global supply chain disruptions loom...
