The 70 low-income countries (LICs) in the IMF’s membership experienced steady but modest growth in 2024, with marked divergence across countries. While 11 of the 20 fastest-growing countries in 2024 ...

Burkina Faso's military government has said it foiled a "major plot" to overthrow junta leader Capt Ibrahim Traoré, with the ...

UK Bill Aims to Speed Debt Restructuring for Poor Countries By Libby George LONDON (Reuters) - A British lawmaker has introduced a private member's bill that would set new rules around debt ...

LONDON (Reuters) - A British lawmaker has introduced a private member's bill that would set new rules around debt restructurings in a push to speed up negotiations for poor countries struggling with ...

while increasing priority spending for poverty reduction and resilience. Washington, D.C.: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Jaroslaw Wieczorek, Mission Chief for Burkina Faso, held ...

President Ibrahim Traoré of Burkina Faso declared that the country is undergoing a "popular, progressive revolution" instead of functioning under a democratic system He criticised the notion that ...

Burkina Faso’s President, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has dismissed the idea that democracy is essential for national development, asserting that no country has achieved progress solely through democratic ...

While most people are familiar with the major countries of the world, several lesser-known nations and territories might surprise you. This tiny island nation in the Pacific Ocean is the ...

President of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, said the country is undergoing a “popular, progressive revolution” and not operating under a democratic system. He added that it is ...

Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Burkina Faso’s interim leader, has dismissed the notion that democracy is a prerequisite to development. Traoré said it is difficult to pinpoint a country whose ...

The Economic Community of West African States hopes to use this time to convince the three nations to stay in the bloc. Groups with links to al-Qaeda and ISIL accused of ‘massacring villagers ...

For more on the impact of these tariffs, especially on the poorest countries of the world, we’re joined by Jayati Ghosh, economics professor at University of Massachusetts Amherst. She was ...