Those least responsible for global warming will suffer the most. Poorer countries — those that have contributed far less to climate change — tend to be situated in warmer regions, where additional ...

The world has never been richer. Technology is moving at an unprecedented pace, global trade uniting the most isolated corners of the world, and scientific advances offering longer, healthier lives.

The socioeconomic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has stunted progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and widened the gulf between rich and poor countries in their ...

Donor countries have pledged a record $100 billion three-year replenishment of the World Bank's fund for the poorest nations, providing a vital lifeline for their struggles against crushing debts, ...

Typically called into action when poor countries get mired in debt, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will be confronted ...

The debt crisis facing many developing countries is reaching new heights not seen in more than two decades resulting in devastating development trade-offs, according to a new policy brief by UNDP. A ...

It is widely accepted that countries are poor because their economies don’t manage to grow sufficiently. But, perhaps surprisingly, the ability to create growth is not what most poor countries are ...

Global Finance Magazine's 2026 ranking placed nine African nations among the ten poorest countries in the world by GDP per capita (PPP) Burundi topped the list as the world's poorest country with a ...

THE world’s 26 poorest countries, home to 40 per cent of the most poverty-stricken people, are more in debt than at any time since 2006 and increasingly vulnerable to natural disasters and other ...

Nine of the world's 10 poorest countries are in Africa, according to GDP per capita purchasing power parity data Burundi ranks as the world's poorest nation with a per capita PPP of just $994, ...

WASHINGTON/PARIS — President Donald Trump's administration plans to end US funding for Gavi, an organisation that helps buy vaccines for children in poor countries, and will scale back efforts to ...