Pollution carries serious economic implications, especially for the cities that drive national growth.

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Saudi Arabia has embarked on a path of digital transformation and a knowledge-based economy as part of Vision 2030, relying on an advanced digital infrastructure and a knowledge base accumulated over ...

Nepal has achieved tangible gains —rising income, lower child mortality, improved literacy, better maternal health and longer ...

In 2019, China surpassed the U.S. in its share of the top 1% most-highly cited papers -- what some call the Nobel class of ...

The Nepal Development Update is produced twice a year to report on key economic developments that occurred during the year, ...

J.P. Morgan said on Wednesday that Saudi Arabia and the Philippines will be added to its local currency emerging market debt ...

WASHINGTON: Vietnam was among countries with outstanding achievements in human capital development under the Human Capital ...

Whatsapp Germany and Japan show that long-term development depends less on infrastructure and more on sustained investment in education, skills, and human capability, driving productivity and economic ...

The Global Human Prosperity Index rewards countries that have pursued a deliberate, multi-decade strategy: investing in people as aggressively as they invest in infrastructure or industry. The ...

Bangkok, 31 March 2026 – A significant proportion of the population in the Islamic Republic of Iran could be pushed into poverty as daily life and local economic activity are disrupted, according to ...

The Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) fell to -0.11 in February from +0.20 in January. The index's three-month moving average, CFNAI-MA3, rose to -0.01 in February from -0.02 in January. Two ...