Rwanda tops 40 Sub-Saharan African countries in policy and institutional quality Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Cape Verde, and Kenya follow with strong performance Infrastructure, public services, and ...

The United Nations’ special rapporteur for Gaza and the West Bank said Tuesday that it’s time for nations around the world to ...

Growth in the 15 member states that make up the Economic Community of West African States, or ECOWAS, is likely to inch down ...

In terms of gender gap rankings, Sub-Saharan Africa ranks sixth globally, with a gender parity score of 68.0 percent. Namibia ...

An independent investigator is being sanctioned by the United States over her work scrutinizing human rights abuses in the ...

Estimating the macroeconomic implications of climate change impacts and adaptation options is a topic of intense research.

Second on the Bitcoin ownership by country 2025 list is China, though its position is shrouded in opacity. In 2019, Chinese authorities shut down the PlusToken scam and confiscated over 190,000 BTC — ...

In 2024, the combined GDP of BRICS countries measured by purchasing power parity (PPP) accounted for 40.2%, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), compared to 28.8% for the G7 countries.

Scaled-back bill a relief for those sending money home – who feared 1% charge would be higher – but recipients could be worse ...

The World Bank has appointed Fabrizio Zarcone as its new Country Manager for Armenia, effective July 1, 2025. An Italian national, Zarcone brings more than two decades of development experience to the ...

MUSCAT, July 1, 2025 — The World Bank Group (WBG) announced today the appointment of Wendy Werner as the first Country Manager of the World Bank Group in the Sultanate of Oman, based in Muscat. This ...

The World Bank Group announced today the appointment of Enrique Blanco Armas as World Bank Group Country Manager for Lebanon.