The Latest Breaking News from Developing Countries

China spent $240 billion bailing out 22 developing countries between 2008 and 2021, with the amount soaring in recent years as more have struggled to repay loans spent building "Belt and Road" infrastructure, a study published on Tuesday showed.

Dilma Rousseff will helm the Shanghai-headquartered New Development Bank, which was set up to finance projects in emerging markets and developing countries

Egyptian Finance Minister Mohamed Maait called on Tuesday for easing the debts of developing countries by launching new consultations that “makes the debt crisis part of the solution”. Maait presented the “Sustainable Debt Coalition” to transform the debt burdens of developing countries into sustainable solutions for green recovery. The minister…

Publication of a major new United Nations report on climate change is being held up by a battle between powerful rich and developing countries over emissions targets and financial aid to vulnerable nations

Forty schools took in record £29m in 2020-21 from satellites, including in developing countries

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has stressed the need to reform the global financial system and urged international financial institutions to devise ways to provide financing.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made headlines over the weekend when his claim the Ukraine war was “launched against” Russia provoked laughter from the audience during a forum in India.

If selected, Banga will assume a crucial job at the 77-year-old institution that oversees the provision of billions of dollars of funding to developing countries

Government debt in developing economies has reached a record high of USD$98 trillion. This is despite total global debt declining for the first time since 2015, driven directly by developed economies, according to a new report by the Institute of International Finance published on Wednesday.

The outlook for the global economy and the situation of highly indebted countries will be the main topics of discussion at the Group of 20 (G20) meetings taking place this week in India, German Finance Minister Christian Lindner said on Monday.

As much as one third of the clothing sent from the wealthy west to developing countries every year may be ending up as landfill. Unwearable polyester garments are little more than "plastic waste in disguise," according to a report on Kenya by the Changing Markets Foundation.