The global fight against extreme poverty used to be a success story. In 1981, a staggering 41% of the world’s population ...

To understand the role of storytelling in contemporary pop music, researchers at UC Berkeley created a machine learning ...

East Asia and the Pacific has dramatically reduced poverty, but only about a third of its population has achieved true economic security, with another third remaining vulnerable to slipping back into ...

We saw this paradigm at Davos last week, as leaders talked up growth. But that fails the planet and the world’s poorest.

The Advisory Council of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation convened a virtual meeting this week to present ...

DHAKA, November 25, 2025 — Bangladesh reduced poverty significantly between 2010-2022, lifting 34 million people out of poverty while improving living standards and access to essential services like ...

It revealed that the benefits of the nation’s economic growth had been captured by a few wealthy elite at the expense of the ordinary Nigerians. The report, entitled ‘Inequality in Nigeria, Exploring ...

MANILA, Philippines — Millions of Filipino families remain at risk of poverty even as the Philippines moves closer to ...

A new report underscores the sharp contrast between India and Pakistan's post-Covid economic paths. While Pakistan's brief 6 ...

In recent decades, Cherokee Nation has continued to prosper in cultural preservation, health care and economic development by leaps and bounds. Although poverty rates decline year over year in tribal ...

Togo's growth has been solid in recent years, exceeding 6% between 2021 and 2023, but is expected to slow to 5.3% in 2024 and 5.0% in 2025. The decline reflects the transition to tighter fiscal policy ...