Lebanon is in the third year of a financial meltdown that has left eight in ten people poor.
Israel is expected to grow in 2022 by 4.8%, compared with 4.9% in the previous forecast – a minor decline that most Western countries would be more than willing to accept.
"Area C remains key to Palestinian economic development but access to this area remains severely limited," the World Bank said.
Officials expected significant pledges to come in, although it could take longer to reach the full target, Craig Beaumon said.
"The World Bank was created in 1944 to help Europe rebuild after World War II. As we did then, we will be ready to help Ukraine with reconstruction when the time comes," WB president said.
The decision came as the US issued further sanctions against Moscow on Wednesday.
The World Bank said it was closely monitoring the situation at the border, where Russia has massed a huge force within striking distance of Ukraine.
In the UAE, the headline Purchasing Managers Index rose from 55.7 in October to a two-and-half-year high of 55.9 last month.
The technology can be used to design a dam system and protect river tides to reduce the risk of floods.
Donor funding fell by 38% in the last year, after standing at $488 million in 2020. The Word Bank blamed the sharp decline in 2021 on the lack of donations from Arab countries in the Gulf.
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