Although recent vaccine approvals have raised hopes of a turnaround in the pandemic later this year, renewed waves and new variants of the virus pose concerns for the outlook. Amid exceptional ...

Global growth is projected at –4.9 percent in 2020, 1.9 percentage points below the April 2020 World Economic Outlook (WEO) forecast. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a more negative impact on activity ...

A police officer keeps an eye on the crowd, while transgender flags fly, in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque The U.S. Department of Justice has agreed to withdraw a ...

Britain's Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation said it had fined Bank of Scotland, part of Lloyds Banking Group , 160,000 pounds ($218,640.00) for breaching its Russia financial sanctions ...