On a recent visit to rural Andhra Pradesh we stopped to buy a cup of tea from a chaiwallah, an informal entrepreneur selling tea by the roadside. After producing a hot cup of masala chai, she gave us ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. China has said it would no longer seek the special treatment given to developing countries in World Trade Organization agreements ...

Developing countries paid a record $443.5 billion in 2022 to service their public debts as global interest rates surged, according to the World Bank. The cost of servicing debt for the world's 24 ...

Many low-income and emerging market countries face an increasingly precarious economic future as they grapple with mounting debt burdens. Creditors include international financial institutions, the ...

The term "Third World" is making headlines. Last week, President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that immigrants from poor nations are a burden on the United States. "I will permanently pause ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Chinese Premier Li Qiang, right, shakes hands with Director-General of the World Trade Organization Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, in ...

“When I was preparing to come to Delhi for a job, everyone in the village laughed and asked how it was possible that my village education would find me a job in a big city,” recalled a 22-year-old ...

Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter which explores what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. Hong Kong CNN — Developing countries owe ...

According to the OECD, there are only 37 countries belonging to the developed countries list. In contrast, there are 152 ...

The violent protests that began in Nairobi in June appeared to erupt suddenly, a direct response to the government’s proposal of a contentious finance bill the month before. But the economic crisis ...

Developed countries promised poorer nations $100 billion a year in money to help countries deal with global warming — and get off fossil fuels. But that money isn't nearly enough. Developing countries ...

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 ...