The gap between rich and poor nations is growing even wider as actions agreed to by many countries last year, including ...

Fragmenting world worsens finance squeeze, reversing decades of progress on development, UN report warns. UNITED NATIONS, 9 April 2026 – Development financing trends are going i ...

By Jason Hovet April 8 (Reuters) - Emerging and developing economies in Europe and Central Asia face a sharp slowdown this ...

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 ...

This week, officials from around the world are meeting in Seville for a landmark event in the development policy calendar: the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development. The previous ...

We’re almost a quarter of the way through the 21st century, and the past 25 years or so have been a tale of two economies when it comes to bridging the gap between the world’s richest and poorest ...

As the world accelerates efforts toward carbon neutrality, it is becoming increasingly clear that developing countries will play a defining role in the success—or failure—of the global energy ...

Since the first industrial revolution in the 18th century, technological innovation has driven human prosperity – though unequally. Nations with physical infrastructure, such as factories, steam ...

Each year, more than $13 trillion in public procurement contracts are awarded worldwide. In low-income countries, these contracts make up a substantial portion of the economy. But research suggests ...

8 November 2024 - There are 32 countries classified as Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs): 16 are in Africa, five in Asia, eight in the Commonwealth of Independent States and South-Eastern Europe ...