News about developing countries, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Huang Jin, president of the Chinese Society of International Law, reaffirmed the foundational principles enshrined in the UN Charter, including the equality of state sovereignty, peaceful settlement ...

Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries Awaza, Turkmenistan . 5-8 August 2025 . Driving Progress through partnerships . The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) decided to convene ...

Global public debt rose to $102-trillion in 2024 – with developing countries accounting for nearly one third of that amount – $31-trillion – and paying a record $921-billion in interest which strains ...

The world’s 58 poorest countries—home to 1.4bn people—grew by 3.7% a year between 2004 and 2014, against average annual growth of just 1.4% in the OECD club of mostly rich countries.

Developing countries received just US$435 billion of such investment in 2023, ... “What we’re seeing is a result of public policy,” said World Bank chief economist Indermit Gill, ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Foreign direct investment flows into developing economies dropped to $435 billion in 2023, the lowest since 2005, with just $336 billion flowing into advanced economies, the ...

The World Bank said in a report today that foreign direct investment (FDI) into developing economies has hit the lowest level since 2005, citing growing trade and investment barriers.

LONDON, June 20 (Reuters) - The World Bank is urging "radical" debt transparency for developing countries and their lenders to stave off future crises, it said in a report released on Friday.