Why China doesn’t want to join the ranks of the world’s developed countries

The nation is nearing high-income status, a clash with its image as a champion of the Global South.

Developing Countries' Interest Payments Reach Approximately $1 Trillion Annually: Checking 'Budgetary Capacity' for Overseas Projects

Three points for today Net interest payments on public debt in developing countries will reach $995 billion in 2025. The ...
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Developing countries are being priced out, in struggle for affordable finance

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 ...

Developing nations face triple shock from energy crisis, El Niño and borrowing costs, UN warns

UN’s development arm calls for urgent action as crises could ‘throw tens if not hundreds of millions back into poverty’ ...
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Rising debt costs threaten development in poor countries, UN warns

DEVELOPING countries paid nearly Sh130 trillion in interestin 2025 as expensive borrowing squeezes resources for healthcare, education andinfrastructure.According to UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), ...
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Developing economies face sharper slowdown as growth slips to 4% in 2026

United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has warned of a sharper slowdown in the global economy in its Trade and ...
Heartland

The ‘Green Agendas’ of the Developed World Are Killing the Growth of Developing Countries

Developing countries face significant challenges in achieving their primary goals of poverty alleviation, reducing unemployment, and minimizing inequality. It’s shocking that “GREEN” policymakers are ...
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Closing Press Release | Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3)

The Awaza Political Declaration outlines a unified vision for enhancing transit connectivity, digital transformation, and climate resilience in LLDCs. Anchored in the Awaza Programme of Action, it ...
Los Angeles Times

Third World vs. Developing country– Why neither term is right

Whether you use “Third World” or “Developing” to describe a certain country, both terms mean the same thing: poor. But it didn’t always mean that. During World War I, First World was used to refer to ...