AI-enabled exports are transforming EAP economies, with Malaysia, Thailand, and Viet Nam at the forefront of a transition towards higher-value production based on technology.
By reprioritizing expenditures rather than taking on new debt, they approved a slight and short-term reduction of the non-oil fiscal deficit for 2026.If the shock worsens, Saudi Arabia will remain on a solid fiscal foundation.
South Asian businesses are patching over climate risk with fans and ACs, not fixing it. Basic upgrades won’t cut it without financing and technology to match; adaptation stays surface deep while climate threats keep falling underneath.
The most worrying if-then conclusion of the Atlas of Global Development 2026 is that the world may soon start to see the number of those living in extreme poverty start to climb instead of decline. Many of the nations where poverty continues to be highest have stalled in making progress. Most importantly, over half of the world’s poorest now reside in countries where poverty is not being reduced.
The Human Capital Index shows physical assets no longer define wealth-human capital does. It links investments in education, health, and skills to future productivity and income per capita. With education responsible for 60% of income gains for the lowest 20% since 1980, countries that invest in people now shape their economic narrative for generations.
The historic fall of global assistance to as low as 0.26% of GNI shows a broadening financing crisis, threatening progress on SDGs and emphasizing the need to restore international commitment in supporting development.
A comprehensive analysis of how hub-and-spoke networks have evolved in global maritime shipping over the last twenty years.
President Taye addresses debt relief and the milestone of the GERD at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Exploring global strategies and innovations in climate-resilient irrigation to combat water scarcity and boost agricultural productivity.
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At the World Economic Forum's Summer Davos in Dalian, World Bank data shows China's total goods and services exports at $3.77 trillion, up from virtually nothing in 1980. Renewable energy exports hit 68GW in March 2026 and EV exports reached $9.1 billion monthly, up from under $1 billion in 2022. Yet retail sales growth was just 0.2% year-over-year in April 2026, the lowest since 2022. China targets 5% GDP growth in 2026 as it balances dominance in manufacturing and clean energy with slowing domestic consumption.
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The world bodies like the International Labour Organization (ILO), World Bank, and World Economic Forum (WEF) have come up with detailed figures that show the potential as well as the obstacles of investing investment into good employment opportunities in the world. The ILO in its World Employment and Social Outlook Update 2025 has reduced its expectations to create 53 million new jobs from the initial projection of 60 million new jobs in the world.
The growth in the global economy in the future is becoming more focused on sectors that are propelled by technological innovations, sustainability needs, healthcare growth, and the development of digital infrastructure in 2025. According to the Global Industry Projections and the Future of Jobs Report 2025 by the World Economic Forum, the demand for AI specialists, data scientists, machine-learning engineers, and AI governance professionals has been growing at a rapid rate, making AI an influential force in the economy and the main source of high-skilled jobs.
In a world long dominated by the financial tides of the US dollar, a new story is unfolding, driven not by a grand, planned design but by an unexpected external force: the tariff policies of Donald Trump. His administration, in…
The new World Bank report, Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations: Intertwined Crises, Multiple Vulnerabilities (2025), paints a sobering picture of the world's most vulnerable economies. Fragile and conflict-affected situations, or FCS, are defined in this report as states where weak institutions,…
General economic losses. Uncertainty prevailed globally throughout 2025 due to conflict, distressed economic conditions, and dramatic climatic changes impacting social and governmental systems, with a lot of activity occurring during the year putting tremendous strain on these institutions of society.…
