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The East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region has achieved one of the most remarkable economic transformations in history. In

Development cooperation is acquiring a dangerous new mathematics. In 2025, official development assistance from European Union donor countries fell

Firms in low- and middle-income countries persistently pay more to borrow than firms in high-income economies. Drawing on a

Trade in critical metals essential for electrification has become centred on China over the last three decades. This column

The most important urban decisions of this century are being made right now, mostly in cities you’ve never heard

We are living through two megatrends humanity has never seen before. The first is aging. Populations over 65 are

For decades, foreign direct investment (FDI) was seen as the primary engine of development finance. But that’s changing, as

A record number of young people are approaching working age in emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs), creating a

Occupational licensing has attracted growing attention in advanced economies, yet little has been known about its prevalence outside the

The rapid expansion of high-speed internet has intensified concerns about how digital technologies affect early childhood. Using the staggered




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