The world’s 58 poorest countries—home to 1.4bn people—grew by 3.7% a year between 2004 and 2014, against average annual growth of just 1.4% in the OECD club of mostly rich countries.

The Central African Republic, with a total GDP of $3.03 billion and a population of 5,849,358, ranks as the third poorest country in the world. Despite its abundant reserves of gold, ...

Countries in AP’s analysis had as much as 50% of their foreign loans from China and most were devoting more than a third of government revenue to paying off foreign debt.

President Donald Trump’s new reciprocal tariffs are set to hit some of the world’s poorest nations the hardest, putting their labor-intensive export industries at risk and diminishing one of ...

Climate funding deal for third-world countries divisive. The Associated Press. Tue, November 26, 2024 at 10:00 PM UTC. ... Speaking for nearly 50 of the poorest nations of the world, ...

To deal with climate change, these countries—many of them among the world’s poorest—will have to invest in adaptation measures, such as seawalls, climate-smart agriculture, and ...

Soaring inflation saddled developing countries with a record $1.4 trillion in debt servicing costs last year, the World Bank said in a report published on Tuesday, detailing the precarious state ...

Countries in AP’s analysis had as much as 50% of their foreign loans from China and most were devoting more than a third of government revenue to paying off foreign debt.