Geopolitical tensions rarely stay confined to the battlefield. They ripple through global markets—particularly energy and ...

We asked development economist Mushfiq Mobarak how volatility in energy markets and disruption of supply chains and travel ...

By Colleen Goko JOHANNESBURG, March 17 (Reuters) - Developing countries are pursuing industrial policy more aggressively than ...

The first is that using AI involves the application of statistical methods to identify patterns, propose hypotheses (predictive, generative AI), simulate, and ultimately stimulate scenarios. In other ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3, 2024—Developing countries spent a record $1.4 trillion to service their foreign debt as their interest costs climbed to a 20-year high in 2023, the World Bank’s latest ...

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 ...

Although cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are well known throughout the world, their form and the burden they cause change as a country undergoes economic development. Developing countries begin with a ...