World Bank

“contract by 6.4%”

“inflation ... 17.5%”

“By 2022 the World Bank's Palestinian Economic Update placed unemployment in the Gaza Strip at approximately 45 per cent”

“When the strait closed, urea roughly doubled, from around 400 dollars per tonne to over 850 in April, and the World Bank's fertilizer index hit its highest level since October 2022.”

“Morocco's worst drought in four decades nearly halved its cereal harvests and erased 720,000 agricultural jobs.”

“The World Bank notes that high borrowing costs and increased taxes sharply curtailed credit growth, while investment contracted by more than 3.6% in 2025 as businesses postponed expansion.”

“The global average cost to send a cross-border payment remains above 6%, according to the World Bank, well above the G20's stated target of 1%.”

“The World Bank noted that the Russian economy contracted by 2.1% in 2022”

“In 2022, Russia’s economy initially contracted when the sanctions first hit but then rebounded in 2023 as it forged new trading relationships with other countries, achieving 4.1% growth rates, accord…”

“Unemployment has surged from 30% in 2007 to 40% in 2008, according to the World Bank”