List of Developing Countries articles
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An illustration shows a tech-textured shape being pulled down to include the Southern hemisphere. How to Make AI More Useful
The obsession with powerful large language models overlooks the developing world.
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A local farmer shows her produce in Nakapiripirit, Uganda on July 22. Fixing Foreign Aid Requires Confronting Fundamental Tensions
Aid critics ignore competing policy goals and structural trade-offs between control and flexibility.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the Dialogue of Emerging Market and Developing Countries on the sidelines of the 2017 BRICS Summit in Xiamen, China, on Sept. 5, 2017. Why the Global South Won’t Give Up on China
The United States is pressuring developing countries to make a binary choice without making itself a better choice.
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World Bank President Ajay Banga clasps hands with Kenyan President William Ruto at the New Global Financial Pact Summit in Paris on June 23, 2023. Washington’s Energy U-Turn Is Good News for Africa
After Trump administration pressure, the World Bank may make sweeping changes to global energy finance.
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Two activists have tape over their mouths with the words "Pay Up!" on them. Behind them on the wall is a sign that reads "In solidarity for a Green World." Trump Is Quitting the Paris Agreement. Poor Countries Should, Too.
Decades of hypocritical climate policies have failed the global south.
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Activists demanding that rich countries pay up for climate finance for developing countries of the Global South protest at the COP29 Climate Conference on Nov. 22 in Baku, Azerbaijan. On Climate, Paying Now Is Cheaper than Paying Later
COP29’s new goal poses a challenge to wealthy countries and international financial institutions.
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Black shoes are seen walking on a blue set of directions on the sidewalk. The IMF Has Lost Its Way
Here are five ideas for getting it back on track.
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Men twirl dragon streamers on the Bund promenade along the Huangpu River in Shanghai on Sept. 7, 2022. China Is Not the Global South
Divergence between the two is emerging on multiple fronts.
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Malaysian King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah observes track laying of the East Coast Rail Link in Kuantan, Malaysia on Dec. 11, 2023. The Winners From U.S.-China Decoupling
From Malaysia to Mexico, some countries are gearing up to benefit from economic fragmentation.
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Three fishermen in a traditional vote ride the top of a wave as they had out to see. The lights of a gas terminal are seen on the horizon. The Empty Promise of Africa’s Oil and Gas Boom
The continent is awash in fossil fuel discoveries. But relying on them for development will be disastrous.
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People walk past a train on a platform with their luggage. What Africa Can Learn From China’s Rise
The continent’s human capital is its greatest resource.
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A security guard walks past a large blue banner that says SPRING MEETINGS 2024 | WASHINGTON DC INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND WORLD BANK GROUP. It’s Time for the World Bank to Break With Tradition
The bank must adopt a new model to alleviate extreme poverty.
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An illustration shows the lopped off lower half of the globe with a diverse group of people holding it up from below for a story about the term "the global south." Is There Such a Thing as a Global South?
The category is emotionally powerful but fundamentally flawed.
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An aerial view of Imburu, Nigeria, following flooding caused by heavy rainfall, on Sept. 25, 2022. The Dark Side of Climate Finance
At COP28, poor countries should be careful what they wish for.
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa with fellow BRICS leaders Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pose for a family photo, along with delegates from six nations invited to join the alliance at the BRICS summit in Johannesburg. they stand on a stage and wave and smile. BRICS Expansion Is No Triumph for China
But it is a warning shot for the West to end its strategic slumber in the global south.
