According to World Bank President David Malpass, the upward revision is mainly due to an improved outlook for China after several lockdowns due to the corona pandemic. The Chinese economy is expected to grow by 5.1% this year.
Even developed economies like the United States are doing slightly better than the World Bank assumed earlier this year. The debt burden of developing countries is expected to increase this year, according to Malpass. He also forecast that Russia’s economy would shrink by 0.2% in 2023, a slight improvement from his January forecast of minus 0.7%.