Vietnam, for example, was once one of the poorest countries in the world. But a series of economic reforms in the late ’80s — ...

From the Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi to Niger and Liberia below are 10 of the poorest countries in the world. The economy of Central African Republic is largely dependent on the export of ...

While global economics can sometimes seem boring, at its core lies the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita. This figure represents the total income earned by a country’s people and businesses, ...

The poorest countries in the world have been hit hard following the post COVID-19 economic crisis, leading to high inflation and interest rates. Extreme poverty increased, as measured by the ...

President Trump’s tariffs barrage has landed the heaviest blow on the very nations that global trade was supposed to help: poor countries. For decades, the U.S. and other rich countries have granted ...

Developing nations facing worsening debt crisis Debt service is eating up liquidity, curbing development New initiative calls for collective relief Global multilateralism in jeopardy as US, UK pursue ...

Most of the attention on global environmental issues goes to climate change, and not without reason. The carbon dioxide we’re adding to the atmosphere — where carbon-concentration levels have almost ...

Sir: Prime Minister Winston Churchill had concluded after rebuilding of the Britain’s House of Commons bombed during the Second World War saying: ‘We shape our buildings and afterwards our buildings ...

Proponents of the voluntary carbon market say it’s a mechanism not only to advance sustainability goals, but also to funnel much-needed cash to some of the world’s poorest countries. The idea is that ...

Irregular rainfall and drought in Mali has significantly reduced Satou Coulibaly’s millet and groundnut harvest in recent years. “It's getting harder and harder to get enough to eat," she says.