United Kingdom

U.K. retail sales slide to lowest since 2020 in April

Economists attributed the sharp decline to the earlier timing of the Easter holidays this year

World Bank secures $11 billion backing for new financial instruments to boost lending capacity

WBG's leveraging capability enables 6-8x multiplication of hybrid capital and guarantee platform funds over 10 years

Africa faces $277 billion annual climate adaptation funding shortfall, warns African Development Bank President

Adesina said the devastating African drought demands urgent, collective action to boost support and financing

U.K. inflation slows to 3.2 percent, sparking rate cut speculations

Investors lower expectations for the scale and timing of future rate cuts

IMF raises global growth forecast to 3.2 percent, lifts outlook for UAE, Saudi Arabia

The 2024 figure represents a 0.1 percentage point increase from the previous World Economic Outlook report in January

U.K. unemployment rate hits 6-month high of 4.2 percent, exceeding expectations

The unemployment rate in the country stood at 3.9 percent in the three months to January