The World Bank's June 2026 report highlights risks of the 2020s becoming a lost decade for developing nations due to weak growth, rising debt, and global shocks.

The warning carries particular significance for Africa, where policymakers have spent much of the past five years battling inflation, cur...

Global growth is now projected to slow to just 2.5% in 2026, the weakest pace outside of outright recession in nearly 20 years.