Mumbai, Jan. 14 -- World Bank has stated in a latest update that the global economy has shown notable resilience to heightened trade tensions and policy uncertainty. Last year, stockpiling of traded goods, strong risk appetite, and a surge in artificial intelligence (AI) spending supported activity, while supply chains adapted to rising trade barriers. The faster-than-expected pace of growth capped a five-year global recovery from the 2020 recession unmatched in more than six decades, although vulnerable emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) are lagging far behind. Looking forward, global growth is projected to edge down to 2.6 percent this year as several supportive factors fade. In particular, trade growth is set to weaken as f...