It predicted that growth in 2024 would be just 2.4%, citing increased interest rates as a significant contributing factor. It stated that the conflicts in the Middle East and It predicted that g Ukraine will continue to hinder international trade and investment. 2.4% growth would be the lowest since the 2009–09 financial crisis, excluding the pandemic. It stated that the US economy’s resilience meant that last year’s growth was probably 2.6%. “Near-term growth will remain weak, leaving many developing countries – especially the poorest – stuck in a trap,” stated Indermit Gill, chief economist of the World Bank Group. “Paralyzing levels of debt and tenuous access to food for nearly one out of every three people” are among the issues he listed. The rate of global growth is “mediocre” compared to history.