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Developing countries
World Bank: Record debt hurting developing countries
Dec 14, 2023
Low and middle-income nations spent $443.5 billion on principal and interest in 2022, says global lender. Many defaulted in recent years.
World Bank convenes amid a shaky global economic backdrop
by
David Brancaccio
, Alex Schroeder
and Jarrett Dang
Apr 10, 2023
Chief David Malpass discusses the obstacles facing developing nations, including a scarcity of investment capital and loans from the rich world.
Rising debt is “sand in the wheels” to the world’s poorest countries
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
and Erika Soderstrom
Jan 27, 2023
We explain why rising debt payments owed by low-income countries are a U.S.-China issue.
Are current climate initiatives unfair to developing nations?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Richard Cunningham
Nov 17, 2022
Rahul Tongia of the Brookings Institution argues that a swift, large-scale energy transition is unrealistic for poor countries, and unnecessary.
How the war in Ukraine is affecting debt troubles for developing countries
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
and Jarrett Dang
Apr 25, 2022
Developing nations see worsening debt challenges due to the war in Ukraine.
Global food prices reach all-time high
Apr 8, 2022
The United Nations’ index of global food prices rose 12.6% in March, increasing the risk of hunger in the developing world.
BioNTech to ship mobile vaccine factories to developing countries
Feb 17, 2022
The aim: Making access to the company's COVID vaccine more equitable.
For public good, not for profit.
Global economic growth likely to slow in 2022, World Bank says
by
David Brancaccio
and Rose Conlon
Jan 12, 2022
Inequalities between and within countries could widen in 2022, World Bank President David Malpass warns.
Uneven vaccination rates may worsen global inequality
Jun 24, 2021
Zanny Minton Beddoes of the Economist says a lack of virus protection could hinder many nations’ economic recoveries.
Is the global economy facing a "Bretton Woods" moment?
by
David Brancaccio
and Daniel Shin
Jun 10, 2021
One think tank CEO says the G-7 summit is a moment to envision an economic restructuring similar in scale to that of post-WWII.