The COVID-19 pandemic is inflicting high and rising human costs worldwide, and the necessary protection measures are severely impacting economic activity. As a result of the pandemic, the global ...
Washington — The U.S. government shut down Wednesday, Oct. 1, after President Trump and congressional Republicans were unable to avert a lapse in federal funding. Republicans have rejected Democrats' ...
Global growth is forecast at 3.0 percent for 2019, its lowest level since 2008–09 and a 0.3 percentage point downgrade from the April 2019 World Economic Outlook. Growth is projected to pick up to 3.4 ...