In the face of these challenges, sustainable infrastructure, climate action, and resilient health systems emerge as pillars ...

In 25 years, the Philippines suffered massive declines on three fronts: 1) in the output and growth rate of agriculture, once the economy’s mainstay and biggest employer; 2) in economic growth, down ...

Ashley Hufft, Unbound’s first woman CEO, has spearheaded an ambitious new strategic plan for growth.

To tackle food insecurity in Asia, countries must innovate, collaborate with neighbours and leverage global platforms ...

JAKARTA – Indonesia has recorded a historically low poverty rate, according to the latest survey conducted by Statistics Indonesia (BPS), but inequality has worsened slightly and remains particularly ...

Martin Raiser, vice president of the World Bank (WB) for South Asia, arrived in Dhaka on a four-day visit yesterday, which the global financial institution stated was aimed at reinforcing its ...

As a result, around 40% of the world's poor reside in South Asia, making it the region with the second-highest poverty rate after Africa. Political leaders must recognise this reality and learn ...

SEOUL – South Korea’s elderly poverty rate worsened for the second consecutive year, intensifying concerns as the country officially became a superaged society at the end of last year — where 20 ...

He is the author of “Within Our Means,” a biweekly newsletter on ending poverty in America. The classic promise of the American dream is that no matter where you grew up, no matter how poor ...

With a third round of hostage and prisoner exchanges completed and signs that the Israel-Gaza ceasefire is still holding, reviving talks on the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) is ...

A cholera outbreak in Angola has killed at least 108 people since the start of the year, the health ministry said Tuesday, ...

The poorest children in Northern Ireland live in lower-income homes but are less deprived than children in poverty in the Republic, a landmark study published on Thursday finds. The report from ...