By Knut OstbyResident Representative ad interim,and Mohamed Shahudh,Economist Recent events in the Philippines illustrate ...

Philippine authorities Monday detained seven suspects and several more were being sought in a major corruption scandal ...

The World Bank Group has set a clear mission: ending poverty and boosting shared prosperity on a livable planet. This report offers the first post-pandemic assessment of global progress toward these ...

We used to be trapped. And by “we,” I really do mean all of us. A few hundred years ago, the majority of the world lived in extreme poverty, and even in recent decades, people lucky enough to clear ...