Poverty and Development

From: Counting the Cost
How did Greece go from bankruptcy to economic growth?
The economy is recovering after a decade-long debt crisis, but are Greeks feeling the benefits?
Video Duration 25 minutes 30 seconds
Published On 27 May 2023
Nigerians look to president-elect Tinubu for economic turnaround
Voters have been let down before, wonder if Bola Tinubu will be able to fix systemic issues in Africa’s largest economy.
Published On 26 May 2023
OPINION,
Pakistan needs a new vision — an intra-elite war isn’t the answer
Imran Khan and Shahbaz Sharif both represent a model of development that has betrayed most Pakistanis — and will again.
opinion by Asha Amirali
Published On 22 May 2023
EXPLAINER
G7 Hiroshima summit: Who’s attending, what will be discussed?
Leaders of seven of the most powerful democracies will gather this weekend for the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima
Published On 18 May 2023

Developed countries promised in 2009 to transfer $100bn annually to climate-vulnerable states, but that hasn’t happened.

In India, a woman navigates safety concerns and gender bias as she tries to make ends meet for a household of seven.

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on how the African Continental Free Trade Area could reduce extreme poverty.

Spiralling inflation and a plummeting peso have left the economy unravelling at an accelerating pace.

Global food prices are falling but food insecurity is still on the rise across many countries. We find out why.

A vendor in Peru’s capital and his cocker spaniel find ‘life’ on the city’s streets as they work hard to earn a living.

Sales skyrocket after viral post about boy, and a racist backlash only brings in more money as people rally behind him.

An acute housing crisis in Sao Paulo is fuelling the rise of precarious settlements in environmentally protected areas.

The tragedy happened as hundreds crowded into a school in the hope of receiving aid at a charity event in Sanaa.

Many Malaysians dipped into their pension during pandemic, but 81 percent of contributors face poverty in retirement.

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