This Kansas City resident saw basketball as his way out of poverty in Nigeria. His mission is to pay it forward.

Leaders of many of the world’s nations, but not the United States, gathered Monday in Spain to tackle the growing gap between ...

Concerted action to increase the supply of affordable housing can drive economic growth, investment, jobs, and worker ...

The Philippines economy posted robust growth in early 2010, in part due to large one-off factors. As did many countries in the region, the Philippines benefited from a strong rebound in global ...

As Guinea prepares to capitalize on the Simandou iron ore project, one of the world’s largest untapped mineral deposits, the ...

A UNDP study reveals that integrating renewable energy goals with development policies could lift 193 million out of poverty ...

Leaders of many of the world's nations, but not the United States, gathered Monday in Spain to tackle the growing gap between ...

Conflict and instability are taking a devastating toll on the 39 economies afflicted by them, driving up extreme poverty ...

China’s economic rise over the past 40 years has been nothing short of a miracle, lifting 800 million people out of poverty and transforming cities like Shenzhen from fishing villages to megacities.

Many countries face escalating debt burdens, declining investments, decreasing international aid and increasing trade ...