Poverty Reduction

The World Bank has enabled a dramatic reduction in extreme poverty. However, this masks a divergence between stable and fragile countries.

Business people fear that the recent cholera outbreak in Zambia, coming only around two years after the Covid-19 pandemic, will financially stress local businesses, especially those run by women.

Official development assistance has risen to record levels, but aid flows still often fail to deliver the intended results

As new experiences are made, development thinking keeps changing – slowly, but continuously

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has delivered pro-rich growth

Ghanaian scholar assesses Russia’s role in ECOWAS and speaks of new scramble for Africa

If you want to know what impacts multiple global crises have on the daily life of a developing country, consider the example of Kenya

In Uganda, as in many other parts of the world, a person’s identity and social relationships are influenced by ethnicity, faith and language. These factors can also have a significant impact on career prospects.

In the eighth decade of international aid efforts, former colonial powers are still privileged

This year’s Human Development Report emphasises the relevance of global public goods and the need for international cooperation.