Out now: New data on global commodity prices

Latest outlook for 2026, World Cities Day

October 31, 2025 Dear reader,  This week, we released our latest Commodity Markets Outlook, which forecasts another drop in prices in 2026. We also marked World Cities Day by highlighting the power of urban tourism to fuel jobs. And don't miss our new report on how co-financing and joint action are transforming communities around the world. Read on for more!

Commodity Prices to Hit Six-Year Low in 2026 Global commodity prices are forecast to drop by 7 percent in both 2025 and 2026, driven by weak economic growth, a growing oil surplus, and persistent policy uncertainty.

EDITOR'S PICKS

Cities That Work: How Urban Tourism Drives Jobs Urban tourism, anchored by solid infrastructure and vibrant attractions, turns visitor spending into real jobs and economic opportunities for local communities.

Building Together: Co-Financing with the World Bank World Bank projects co-financed with multilateral development banks, bilateral donors, UN agencies, and philanthropic partners reached a record $7.6 billion in fiscal year 2025. Here's how these collaborations are achieving greater impact.

Jobs Boost Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean The need to push the jobs agenda in the region has never been greater. Since 2016, labor income has grown by just 1 percent a year in most countries, leaving one in five workers below the poverty line.

WATCH AND LISTEN

Africa's Eastern Electricity Highway Our Eastern Electricity Highway Project has enabled Kenya to import cheaper renewable electricity from Ethiopia. The 1,065-kilometer transmission line is helping Kenya better balance its electricity supply and demand.

DATA FOR DEVELOPMENT

	50	percent of the population in many IDA countries is made up of young people.

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IN THE NEWS

Increasing Regional Collaboration to Strengthen Health Systems across Central Africa Damage from Earthquake in Afghanistan Estimated at $183 million India: World Bank Program to Benefit 11 million People in State of Kerala with Wider Access to Health Coverage View More News

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

		Unlocking Jobs in South Asia: The Potential of AI and Trade November 4 | 8:00 AM ET | Virtual live.worldbank.org

The Evolving Role of Legal Practitioners in the Development Ecosystem November 5, 2025 | 3:15 PM ET | Virtual

Law, Justice and Development Week 2025 November 3-5, 2025 | Washington, DC, and virtual

World Bank-KDI School 6th Development Impact Conference November 6-7, 2025 | Washington, DC, and virtual

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