Half of the world's 75 poorest countries are experiencing a widening income gap with the wealthiest economies for the first time this century in a historical reversal of development, the World Bank ...

From the Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi to Niger and Liberia below are 10 of the poorest countries in the world. The economy of Central African Republic is largely dependent on the export of ...

Vietnam, for example, was once one of the poorest countries in the world. But a series of economic reforms in the late ’80s — ...

The poorest countries in the world have been hit hard following the post COVID-19 economic crisis, leading to high inflation and interest rates. Extreme poverty increased, as measured by the ...

Some of the poorest nations on Earth continue attracting global visitors — not because they’re wealthy, but because their culture, history and natural beauty outweigh economic hardship for adventurous ...

Irregular rainfall and drought in Mali has significantly reduced Satou Coulibaly’s millet and groundnut harvest in recent years. “It's getting harder and harder to get enough to eat," she says.

While global economics can sometimes seem boring, at its core lies the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita. This figure represents the total income earned by a country’s people and businesses, ...

This piece originally appeared in the Financial Times. The world’s poorest countries are in a development crisis and need greater access to affordable financing (Opinion, October 1; and Letters, ...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's administration plans to end U.S. funding for Gavi, an organization that helps buy vaccines for children in poor countries, and will scale back efforts to combat ...

Anti-immigrant sentiment in Portugal is helping the far-Right Chega party move from the fringes of politics toward the centre of power - Horacio Villalobos/Getty Images Lauren Clark loves life in ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fifty-two countries and other donors have pledged $23.5 billion in new funds for the world's poorest states, pushing replenishment of the International Development Association ...