Government. The Big G. We like to imagine the free market and the invisible hand as being independent from political influence. But Nobel laureate, Simon Johnson, says that influence has been there ...

India has DUALITY — you never know what she’s going to give,” he captioned the clip, which has already crossed a million views and sparked a digital slugfest.

Some poorer nations hit by cuts in HIV/AIDS funding from rich donors have boosted their own spending in response, but not ...

Across the rich world, politicians of the left and the right decry the dysfunction of the global asylum system. In May the ...

The anti-poverty charity Oxfam warns that growing inequality in Africa is hindering democracy. The four richest Africans have ...

Call it our big topic each Wednesday through Labor Day. We're kicking off another semester of Planet Money Summer School asking the biggest question: Why are some nations rich and others poor?

Rajan says India’s domestic champions—giants at home, minnows abroad—are trapped in what he calls “riskless capitalism,” shielded from competition and innovation by state protection.

The four richest Africans are wealthier than about half of the continent's 750 million people, anti-poverty charity Oxfam ...

The Philippines is a rich country, with an economy valued at $461.6 billion in nominal GDP and $518 billion in Gross National Income (GNI). The $518 billion is the 28th richest or largest on earth.

Because of the current mood in Africa over the deportation saga of the Trump administration, it was a sad “Aha!” moment for many commentators. The perceived ...

Developing countries, including Pakistan, are under serious debt crisis. More than accumulating the debt itself in recent ...

A Redfin report explains: “The combined value of nearly 100 million U.S. homes reached $49.7 trillion at the end of 2024, while the combined net worth of America’s wealthiest 1% has grown to a record ...