Explore the traits of first world nations: industrialized, democratic, with high GDP and living standards. Understand the ...

Out of approximately 195 countries, there are 152 developing countries in the world. An estimated 6.74 billion people in total live in these developing countries; an outstanding number when comparing ...

30 March 2026 - Developing countries are being priced out of the affordable finance they desperately need for sustainable development, with sovereign credit ratings often overstating risk and ...

Learn about the roles of multilateral development banks in global development, with examples such as the World Bank, and ...

Japan, France, Germany, the United States and other wealthy nations are reaping billions of dollars in economic rewards from a global program meant to help the developing world grapple with the ...

A new analysis reveals complex linkages among the United Nations' (UN's) 17 Sustainable Development Goals—which include such objectives as gender equality and quality education—and finds that no ...

The world’s poorest countries are facing a growing debt crisis. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) reported last fall that more than half of low-income developing countries are in or at high risk ...

The Awaza Political Declaration outlines a unified vision for enhancing transit connectivity, digital transformation, and climate resilience in LLDCs. Anchored in the Awaza Programme of Action, it ...

In a time when development progress has dipped to its weakest pace in 75 years, artificial intelligence (AI) offers developing economies a rare path to greater prosperity. World Development Report ...

The World Bank warned in a new report that poor countries will be stuck in economic “purgatory” without debt relief. By Alan Rappeport Reporting from Washington See more of our coverage in your search ...