The global economy is in a synchronized slowdown and the is, once again, downgrading growth for 2019 to 3 percent, its slowest pace since the global financial crisis. The October  is projecting a modest improvement in global growth to 3.4 percent in 2020.Â
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Not Waiting for Handouts: 5 Stories of Resilience From One of the World’s Largest Refugee Camps
New quality infrastructure in Kosovo funded by the European Union and implemented by is helping to connect people throughout the Western Balkans – fostering economic development, and supporting regional cooperation, peace and stability.Â
Soccer offers Algeria four lessons to improve its economy
In Algeria soccer has triggered passions, capturing dreams and unifying nations. Rabah Arezki, Chief Economist of the World Bank's Middle East and North Africa region, shares 4 lessons that soccer can offer for economic development in Algeria.