economy
![World Bank secures $11 billion backing for new financial instruments to boost lending capacity](https://economymiddleeast.com/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/Xfg_b7GtigYi5mxeAzkt9w/economymiddleeast.com/2024/04/World-Bank.jpg/w=1024,h=683)
WBG's leveraging capability enables 6-8x multiplication of hybrid capital and guarantee platform funds over 10 years
![Private sector employment in Saudi Arabia sees record growth in Q4 2023, surpassing 11.2 million employees](https://economymiddleeast.com/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/Xfg_b7GtigYi5mxeAzkt9w/economymiddleeast.com/2024/04/Saudi-private-employees-1.jpg/w=1024,h=683)
The unemployment rate among Saudis reached its lowest level of 7.7 percent in the last quarter of 2023
![IMF’s Georgieva urges China to address economic slowdown, enhance productivity](https://economymiddleeast.com/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/Xfg_b7GtigYi5mxeAzkt9w/economymiddleeast.com/2024/04/IMF-China.jpeg/w=1024,h=683)
The Managing Director highlighted concerns over the country's property crisis, called for domestic growth strategies
![IMF raises global growth forecast to 3.2 percent, lifts outlook for UAE, Saudi Arabia](https://economymiddleeast.com/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/Xfg_b7GtigYi5mxeAzkt9w/economymiddleeast.com/2024/04/IMF-GDP-projections-1.jpg/w=1024,h=683)
The 2024 figure represents a 0.1 percentage point increase from the previous World Economic Outlook report in January
![Oil prices climb on China’s economic growth, Middle East tensions](https://economymiddleeast.com/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/Xfg_b7GtigYi5mxeAzkt9w/economymiddleeast.com/2024/04/Oil-prices-5.jpg/w=1024,h=682)