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Developing Countries Feel Squeeze from Lower Natural Resource Revenue & Falling Foreign Aid

WASHINGTON DC, May 26 (IPS) - Developing countries face major difficulties as income from natural resource extraction industries decreases and wealthier nations reduce their aid....

The Tale of Three Countries: Policy Independence Matters for Development

SYDNEY, May 12 (IPS) - The Republic of Korea (Korea), Vietnam and Bangladesh are on three different rungs of the development ladder. While Korea is a member of the rich nations’ c...

Strength in numbers: Developing countries band together as Iran war batters global economy

Developing countries are banking on having a stronger voice in debt negotiations, following the launch of a new country-led borrowing initiative on Wednesday on the margins of the...

Strength in numbers: Developing countries band together as Iran war batters global economy

Developing countries are banking on having a stronger voice in debt negotiations, following the launch of a new country-led borrowing initiative on Wednesday on the margins of the...

Time running out on development goals as finance dries up, UN warns

Rising conflicts, the climate crisis and shrinking development finance are putting growing pressure on the poorest and most vulnerable countries – pushing development goals further...

Empowering Youth Is the Fastest Path to Transforming Least Developed Countries

UNITED NATIONS, May 8 (IPS) - The future of the world’s least developed countries (LDCs) will be shaped by a critical choice they make today- strategic investment in their youth....

Time running out on development goals as finance dries up, UN warns

Rising conflicts, the climate crisis and shrinking development finance are putting growing pressure on the poorest and most vulnerable countries – pushing development goals further...

Is China Blocking Developing Economies?

The US and other high-income countries have their own set of concerns about China’s role int the world economy–but the concerns for low- and middle-income countries may be even mor...

Development finance gap risks reversing decades of progress

Global fragmentation, deepening geopolitical tensions and conflicts are putting decades of development progress at risk, the UN warned in a report published on Thursday - calling f...

Liberia: Liberians Face Deepening Poverty

[New Dawn] About 52.9% of Liberians are multidimensionally poor, facing deprivations in health, education, and living standards, according to the 2024 Multidimensional Poverty Inde...

Africa Faces Mounting Risks Just as Growth Gains Take Hold

WASHINGTON DC, April 27 (IPS) - Sub-Saharan Africa’s economies entered 2026 with significant momentum. The region had notched its fastest growth rate in 10 years—4.5 percent in 20...

Supporting Rural Communities in Tonga

The 104,175 citizens who inhabit the Kingdom of Tonga’s archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean face a multitude of challenges caused by environmental volatility, seismic activity a...

Development of Health Care in Solomon Islands

The Solomon Islands is a remote archipelago with a large population of more than 800,000 people. The vast majority of people in the Solomon Islands live in rural areas, which could...

Developed countries exceed USD 100 billion climate finance goal for third consecutive year: OECD

Study: Developing nations face $20tr in losses from climate-related health impacts by 2050

Changing climate will continue to drive health risks faster than systems can adapt without 'life‐saving' investment, major new report warns

PERi-Farms: Nando’s Supporting Smallholder Farmers

Countries in Southern Africa, including Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and Madagascar, continue to face extreme poverty, with limited progress in recent years. About 71% of the populat...

Africa enduring ‘good’ problem of spending own growth funds

While Africa possesses significant domestic capital such as in pension funds and insurance reserves, these are often managed by institutions with high risk aversion.

Development funding cuts jeopardise country's health sector: report

Proposes structured transition framework with priority including establishing national health financing forum

Gap between rich and poor nations is growing even wider, UN report says

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The gap between rich and poor nations is growing even wider as actions agreed to by many countries last year, including overhauling the major global financial...

Africa: Africa Faces Mounting Risks Just As Growth Gains Take Hold

[IPS] Washington DC -- Sub-Saharan Africa's economies entered 2026 with significant momentum. The region had notched its fastest growth rate in 10 years--4.5 percent in 2025--buoye...

African Countries Up Efforts to Tax High-Income Individuals

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, May 4 (IPS) - African countries are exploring ways to tax high-earning individuals as the continent seeks to expand its revenue collection amid what experts sa...

MC14 Exposed US Heavy Hand at the WTO; Developing Countries Need Each Other

YAOUNDE, Cameroon, April 2 (IPS) - The WTO’s 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14), which took place from 26 to 30 March 2026 in Cameroon, was reported as a collapse resulting from t...

The Political Economy of Bangladesh’s LDC Graduation

SYDNEY, April 7 (IPS) - Bangladesh is scheduled to graduate from the least developed country (LDC) status in November this year after more than half a century. Bangladesh joined t...

UNCTAD Report: External Borrowing Costs Rise for Nigeria, Other Developing World Amid Strait of Hormuz Disruptions

Ndubuisi Francis in Abuja  A new report by the United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD), has warned that as the Strait of Hormuz, a critical supply route remains virtually clo...