Russia’s war in Ukraine remains barrier to growth, says IMF chief

Kristalina Georgieva says Kyiv will need $42bn of financial support this year as G7 considers ways to use seized Russian assets

Clean energy’s dirty secret: the trail of waste left by India’s solar power boom

As vast solar plants multiply, so does the scrap, set to reach 19m tonnes by 2050. But disposing of the waste often falls to informal traders who risk injury when dismantling broken panels

Billions more in overseas aid needed to avert climate disaster, say economists

Pressure piles on World Bank and IMF to steer countries to low-carbon transition at spring summit

What next for oil prices after Iran’s attack on Israel?

Prices have fallen but an escalation could spark a rise, with knock-on effects in a big election year

Covid pandemic made poorest countries even worse off, World Bank warns

Poverty reduction drive all but halted across many nations as Bank calls for more money to tackle a ‘great reversal’

At last G20 is showing how to finance an assault on poverty

Brazilian president Lula’s proposals have the backing of the World Bank. Now we need action

Are the octogenarian IMF and World Bank sprightly enough for the job?

Fragile recovery, low growth, global debt, AI, the climate … The organisations founded in 1944 have lots to talk about this week

World Bank must take ‘quantum leap’ to tackle climate crisis, UN expert says

Simon Stiell calls for reform at development banks to enable governments to provide more climate finance to developing world

Global economic risks ‘could eclipse anything since second world war’, says JP Morgan boss

In annual letter to investors, Jamie Dimon warns ‘wars in Ukraine and Middle East could become far worse’

Jaguar Land Rover sales jump 22%; 15 Ted Baker stores to close, with 245 job losses – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

Food inflation in world’s rich nations falls to pre-Ukraine war levels

Rate declines for 15th consecutive month across 38 OECD countries from 6.3% in January to 5.3% in February

Dysfunction and division darken the WTO’s 30-year dream of free trade

As the organisation’s anniversary nears, borders around the world are closing again

Baltimore bridge collapse: US braces for supply chain disruption

Downing of Francis Scott Key Bridge disrupts shipping of cars and parts and risks loss of Baltimore’s cargo trade to other ports

World’s largest solar manufacturer to cut one-third of workforce

China’s Longi looks to slash costs as renewable energy sector faces tough headwinds from inflation

Talk of a soft landing for the global economy is premature – many dark scenarios are lurking

Big obstacles to rising living standards remain, from populism to protectionism, military conflict to the climate crisis, and China to Wall Street