ISLAMABAD: Climate change could significantly slow progress in poverty reduction and climate-induced income losses could push ...

A 300% spike in Australian lettuce prices. A 50% rise for European olive oil and 80% for US vegetables. Researchers from the ...

Climate change brings with it higher temperatures and extreme rains, which can lower yields and make the crops that are ...

The World Bank and A2F Consulting study reveals persistent gender disparities in Maldives' fisheries and tourism sectors, ...

Indian families sending money abroad for their children's education faced high bank fees. A report estimates they paid Rs ...

NOW there is this rush to scrap the two years of mandatory senior high school, whose full implementation began in 2016. The government has spent large sums to train teachers, build more classrooms, ...

The Philippine manufacturing sector's share of jobs remains stagnant despite increased productivity since companies do not scale up ...

A new study tracking the flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) shows that investment declined by almost 30% in South Africa ...

Among major developing countries, the numbers are notably lower: 66 per cent in India, 63 per cent in Pakistan, 78 per cent ...

ONLY 50% of Filipino adults had financial accounts at end-2024 even as 78% own mobile phones, according to the World Bank. The World Bank said in The Global Findex Database 2025 report released on ...

A Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas study warns that Trump-era immigration restrictions and deportations could reduce U.S. GDP ...

Sub-Saharan Africa’s average self-employment rate stands at approximately 68.5 percent, significantly higher than the global ...