We’re almost a quarter of the way through the 21st century, and the past 25 years or so have been a tale of two economies when it comes to bridging the gap between the world’s richest and poorest ...

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Balancing environmental conservation with economic progress is one of the most pressing challenges of our time. This is particularly difficult for many developing countries, which urgently need to ...

The heads of the central banks of Japan, the United Kingdom and the European Union have all recently expressed concern over ...

Andrew Taylor does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Emily Klancher Merchant is affiliated with the Population Association of America. Win Brown is affiliated with the Population Association of America. In the face of shrinking populations, many of the ...

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb recently warned that "two reasons that could derail us from becoming a $3 trillion economy" are climate change and unchecked population growth. He is right to call ...

The World Bank warned in a new report that poor countries will be stuck in economic “purgatory” without debt relief. By Alan Rappeport Reporting from Washington Soaring inflation saddled developing ...

Demographic transition may be the biggest single opportunity for the economies of sub-Saharan Africa, but countries will only be able to enjoy the dividends if they make sufficient investment in ...

Dr. Kumar is a philosophy professor at Boston University who writes frequently about morality and progress. JD Vance has repeatedly said that Americans aren’t having enough children. Other right-wing ...