Article 67P54 World Bank walking tightrope as it mulls increased lending to poorest

World Bank walking tightrope as it mulls increased lending to poorest

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Phillip Inman
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Campaigners say bank should rush to rescue countries facing recession - but can it do so without resulting in mass debt write-offs?

Not since the early 1990s has the world faced such a period of low growth.

Discounting the havoc caused by the financial crash of 2008 and the initial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the World Bank says that by the end of 2024 it will have been 30 years since the global economy grew at an average of less than 2% a year.

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