Yet the US has repeatedly said that China is a developed country, in order to deprive China of its developing country status ...

30 March 2026 - Developing countries are being priced out of the affordable finance they desperately need for sustainable development, with sovereign credit ratings often overstating risk and ...

In a speech on April 23rd America’s treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, laid out the Trump administration’s vision for the global financial system. Rather than announcing that America was leaving the ...

Out of approximately 195 countries, there are 152 developing countries in the world. An estimated 6.74 billion people in total live in these developing countries; an outstanding number when comparing ...

The World Trade Organisation’s dispute settlement mechanism has, for decades, provided stability and predictability to the resolution of disputes between member countries. As escalating global crises ...

Developing countries need oil and gas resources to meet their needs for affordable and reliable energy, but that doesn’t mean that they shouldn’t be incentivized to transition to cleaner forms of ...

Learn how the World Bank helps countries build the foundations of cyber resilience focusing on developing national cybersecurity strategies, increasing cybersecurity skills, and establishing incident ...