KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 — Malaysia has the highest rate of income inequality among peers nearing high-income status, with ...

Malaysia has the highest rate of income inequality among peers nearing high-income status, with inter-ethnic disparity being ...

Many African countries have transitioned from low-income to middle-income status based on Gross National Income (GNI) per ...

For low- and middle-income countries – so-called developing economies – growth is expected to come in at 4.1% this year and slow slightly to 4% in 2026. The World Bank says that plodding pace of ...

The Polish unit of Santander Bank posted a 7% fall in its preliminary fourth-quarter net profit on Wednesday, hit by rising ...

Standard Chartered has appointed former South African bank CEO Maria Ramos as chair to succeed Jose Vinals, who is ...

The number of Nigerians benefiting from the Federal Government’s cash transfer programme under the National Social Safety Net Program-Scale Up ...

With 80% of Grade 4 learners struggling with reading comprehension and mounting pressure to accommodate 1. 2 million ...

As much of the world obsesses over artificial intelligence and US President Donald Trump’s latest disruption, another historic megatrend is creeping up on us. Next year, if UN predictions are to be ...

The report underscores that South Africa is currently facing a severe learning crisis, as its education outcomes are too low ...

Questions abound over how Trump will deal with China and Russia, as well as India and emerging powers in the global South.

In 2000, the World Bank classified 63 countries as “low income.” Since then, India, Indonesia and 37 other nations have advanced to “middle-income” status, meaning their annual per-person ...