Global Development

A policeman stands guard atop rocks overlooking the proposed Dangote oil refinery site during a facility tour near Akodo beach in the outskirt of Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos June 25, 2016. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye - S1BETLZHQAAA

Figure of the week: Government domestic arrears rise for oil-exporters in sub-Saharan Africa

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Iranian women fans arrive to attend Irans FIFA World Cup Asian qualifier match against Cambodia, as for the first time women are allowed to watch the national soccer team play in over 40 years, at the Azadi stadium in Tehran, Iran October 10, 2019. Nazanin Tabatabaee/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY - RC115E470720

Promoting women’s economic empowerment: Mission impossible?

Monday, October 28, 2019

A child writes with chalk on a wall to celebrate Shreepanchami festival at Saraswati temple in Kathmandu, Nepal February 1, 2017. Children are given their first writing and reading lessons at the temple during this festival in the belief that the goddess of education Saraswati will help them excel in education. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC197B507EC0

People, places, and problems: Time for specifics on the Sustainable Development Goals

Friday, October 25, 2019

A child works in the Andralanitra garbage dump in Antananarivo, Madagascar, August 27, 2019. Picture taken August 27, 2019. REUTERS/Baz Ratner - RC13804CBA80

Figure of the week: Accelerating poverty reduction in Africa

Thursday, October 24, 2019

An aerial view of Mosul taken from helicopter is seen during the battle against Islamic State militants in Iraq, January 4, 2017. Picture taken January 4, 2017. REUTERS/Stephen Kalin - RC1293444770

Geospatial peacekeeping: How soldiers and technology can help fight poverty

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

A worker pushes a wheelbarrow at Walini tunnel construction site for Jakarta-Bandung High Speed Railway in West Bandung regency, West Java province, Indonesia, February 21, 2019. Picture taken February 21, 2019. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan - RC162D22E8C0

How the new Development Finance Corporation can get off to a solid start

George Ingram and Sally Paxton

Monday, October 21, 2019

A Congolese woman carries her baby and personal belongings as she walks through a banana plantation near the town of Rangira, affected by the recent fighting between government forces and rebels around North Kivu in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, May 23, 2012. REUTERS/Siegfried Modola (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT) - GM1E85O0A6B01

Assessing past and future strategies for reducing poverty in Africa

Monday, October 21, 2019

The skyscraper Haitian Center Tower under construction is seen amid cloud in Qingdao, Shandong province, China June 4, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. CHINA OUT. - RC15B920ABE0

To sustain growth, China can learn from previous transitions to high income

Martin Raiser and Hoon Sahib Soh

Friday, October 18, 2019

ATTENTION EDITORS - IMAGE 5 OF 22 OF PICTURE PACKAGE '7 BILLION, 7 STORIES - OVERCROWDED IN HONG KONG. SEARCH 'MONG KOK' FOR ALL IMAGES - Cars cross a street in Mong Kok district in Hong Kong, October 4, 2011. Mong Kok has the highest population density in the world, with 130,000 in one square kilometre. The world's population will reach seven billion on 31 October 2011, according to projections by the United Nations, which says this global milestone presents both an opportunity and a challenge for the planet. While more people are living longer and healthier lives, says the U.N., gaps between rich and poor are widening and more people than ever are vulnerable to food insecurity and water shortages. Picture taken October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY) - LM2E7AE1A6R01

China’s rise fits every development model

Thursday, October 17, 2019

A couple embrace as they stand near a bronze statue of late former South African President Nelson Mandela hours after it was unveiled as part of Day of Reconciliation celebrations at the Union Buildings in Pretoria December 16, 2013. REUTERS/Adrees Latif (SOUTH AFRICA - Tags: OBITUARY SOCIETY POLITICS TRAVEL) - GM1E9CH0AR701

More than 100 million young adults are still living in extreme poverty

Kristofer Hamel and Constanza Di Nucci

Thursday, October 17, 2019