World Bank nudges up forecast, but flags threats
Friday, July 31, 2026 | 70 Views |
Thought central: The Finance Ministry has tough decisions to make
The World Bank had originally forecast growth of 2.3 percent in January when it launched its Global Economic Prospects report. That estimate was revised to 2.7 percent at the launch of the Africa Economic Update in April.
Recently, when launching a new report on the country’s economic trajectory, World Bank researchers revised their estimates for 2026 growth to 3.2 percent, but flagged a number of existing and emerging threats to the structure of the economy.
‘When you make peace withyourself, you make peace with the world’- Maha GhosanandaThis may come at a huge cost if not handled properly. What started off on Labour Day in Letlhakane this year, where Boko was in attendance when the militant lawyer-cum-trade unionist, Robert Rabasimane rebutted the President’s address in defence of the trade union has seemingly spiralled out of control. The issue is now creating a cat-and-mouse type of a...