By Libby George and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, April 20 (Reuters) - Developing country policymakers left this week's IMF-World ...

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 ...

The Financing for Sustainable Development Report 2026 (FSDR), a new UN report launched on Monday, finds that with just four years left until the 2030 deadline for the Agenda for Sustainable ...

According to a report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the growth in developing economies is expected to remain steady at 4.2% in 2024 and 2025. This stability is attributed to the fact that ...

By Hannah Ritchie for Our World in Data The concept of “leapfrogging” is popular in development. It suggests that, as they ...

The 2026 Financing for Sustainable Development Report: Implementing the Sevilla Commitment (FSDR 2026) assesses progress on ...

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 ...

By Jason Hovet April 8 (Reuters) - Emerging and developing economies in Europe and Central Asia face a sharp slowdown this year under a scenario of a large but temporary rise in energy prices from the ...

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 ...

The global construction industry is undergoing a paradigm shift driven by digital transformation and sustainability imperatives. Construction 4.0 is ...

SHANGHAI — China has said it would no longer seek the special treatment given to developing countries in World Trade Organization agreements — a change long demanded by the United States. Commerce ...

Whether you use “Third World” or “Developing” to describe a certain country, both terms mean the same thing: poor. But it didn’t always mean that. During World War I, First World was used to refer to ...