2024, Paper: "Not so long ago, the development community was brimming with optimism on the developing world’s economic prospects. Economic growth was up, extreme poverty sharply down, and there seemed ...

Good governance is key The fundamental challenge for developing nations, especially in Africa, is the problem of lack of structural reforms, which suppresses economic productivity. Forums like ...

This special edition of ITU’s flagship Facts and Figures series coincides with the third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries. This landmark event presents a once-in-a-decade ...

Ayhan Kose, the World Bank’s Deputy Chief Economist and Director of the Prospects Group. “A good start would be to pursue strategic trade and investment partnerships with the rapidly expanding markets ...

The global economy is expected to expand at a steady but unimpressive clip this year, leaving dozens of developing nations struggling to escape poverty, hunger and ignorance, according to the ...

A further 47 countries are partially out of bounds. It is hard to recall a time when so much of the world was off-limits due to war, terrorism and unrest. It isn’t all bad news. The security ...

15, 2025. (Dmitry Astakhov, Sputnik, Government Pool Photo via AP) HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Russia will facilitate Vietnam’s participation in the BRICS bloc of developing economies as a “partner country, ...

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HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Russia will facilitate Vietnam’s participation in the BRICS bloc of developing economies as a “partner country,” the countries said in a joint statement on Wednesday ...

The summit brought together an emerging and growing global DPI community, representing more than 100 countries. Its outcome statement identified seven ‘big bets’ for DPI in 2025, including developing ...

There is insufficient public participation in processes around carbon removals (CDR) in developing countries, which is a crucial requirement in the advancement of such technologies, a recent study has ...