International Development

Data from the World Bank shows that India’s extreme poverty rate declined from 27.1% in 2011-12 to 5.3% in 2022-23. The development comes as the World Bank has revised upwards its threshold poverty line to $3…

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According to the World Bank, 279 million people have come out of poverty, and the poverty rate has dropped from 24 per cent to 5.3 per cent, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said.Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday said that in the…

South Africa and Mozambique Strengthen Border Cooperation to Boost Trade and Efficiency. Image for illustration purposes only, generated with AI. The Border Management Authority (BMA) and the South African Revenue…

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ASTANA — As the United Nations (UN) marks its 80th anniversary this year, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan is urging the global community to strengthen the organization by modernizing multilateralism and empowering…

Gadwal: Vigilance and Enforcement authorities conducted surprise inspections in various seed shops across Aiza Mandal on Monday, aimed at curbing the illegal sale of seeds and ensuring transparency in seed distribution. As part of the…

Africa must shift away from a dependency on foreign infrastructure financing and begin to unlock the potential of its own substantial financial resources, according to the Africa Finance Corporation.The organisation’s State of Africa’s…

Cooling towers and smokestacks still loom over the single-storey houses of Komati, but the winter sky is clear: smoke hasn’t billowed from the vast concrete chimneys of the South African town’s power station since it stopped burning coal in…

First City Monument Bank (FCMB) and Health Business Academy (HBA) Africa have signed a strategic partnership agreement aimed at improving access to financial solutions for healthcare businesses in Nigeria, a move intended to…