This Economic Issue is based on IMF Working Paper 00/78 "Rural Poverty in Developing Countries: Issues and Policies." Citations for the research referred to in this shortened version are provided in ...

In the latest edition of its “A world of debt” report series, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) notes that public debt in developing countries has grown twice as fast as in richer nations ...

NEW YORK, 30 July 2025 – Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed 25 experts to the United Nations Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters for the 2025–2029 term. The ...

This is at the top of developing countries’ priorities. If the EU is to continue resisting the push from the global south for a UN Convention on Debt, it should at least move beyond the G20 Common ...

8 July 2025 - For years, blended finance —utilizing public development funds to attract private investment in developing countries —has been touted as a powerful means to bridge the financing ...

Developing countries pay lower prices for nutrition in the international seafood trade. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-61012-9 ...

The Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission is working on a comprehensive economic development strategy. The public has until May 4 to offer public comment. A draft of the plan is posted ...