Adjusting HDI for quality reshapes state rankings, with J&K and Tamil Nadu overtaking Kerala in the quality-adjusted human ...

If you want to understand the quality of life lived by the people of any country, the measure, or most widely used standard, is the Human Development Index (HDI). It is published annually by the ...

Fiscal Tightening Is Coming, But Shouldn’t Halt Ec... Looking ahead, we think some of the negativity around the United Kingdom’s medium-term economic performance is overdone. A tighter fiscal policy ...

8 November 2024 - There are 32 countries classified as Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs): 16 are in Africa, five in Asia, eight in the Commonwealth of Independent States and South-Eastern Europe ...

Every time I hear about communities being displaced in the name of "development", I wonder what development really means. When a new embankment, highway, or industrial project is built, thousands of ...

This video explores why India has a low GDP per capita despite being one of the world’s fastest growing economies. It highlights challenges such as population size, income inequality, and ...

For the past two decades, many nations have favored economic growth at the cost of the environment. Now, as climate change impacts worsen and threaten more of the world, many nations are turning to ...

T he International Economic Development Council (IEDC) has unveiled the winners of its 2025 Excellence in Economic Development Awards. These projects and organizations were selected by an esteemed ...

Angola’s first World Bank economic update report provides a snapshot of the economy and includes a special focus on inclusive financial development as a crucial reform to support higher and more ...

Equatorial Guinea’s economy grew by an estimated 0.9% in 2024 which was insufficient to boost jobs and earnings enough to maintain living standards, especially in a context of soaring food prices.