Developing Countries

India must address the rising concern about global food volatility sparked by its ban on the export of non-Basmati rice before it hosts the crucial G20 summit in September.

Developing countries need lots of money to fight climate change: Nigeria

The world needs USD four trillion every year to fight climate change, the adviser to Nigeria's Finance Ministry, Mahmoud Isa-Dutse told PTI on the sidelines of the ongoing G20 meeting here.

Show us the money: Developing world at COP27 seeks finance details

A $3 billion water transfer project between Lesotho and Botswana and a $10 million plan to improve the public water system in Mauritius were among dozens of projects listed, including 19 in Africa.

Developing countries need $1 trillion a year in climate finance: Report

The report, released ahead of talks on climate change finance at the COP27 summit in Egypt, said the funding was required to cut emissions, boost resilience, deal with damage from climate change and restore nature and land.

Developing countries to seek commitment on finance, tech at COP27

The minister said India will also emphasise that it is one of the few countries which has met the 2015 climate goals set in Paris, and stress on climate justice and sustainable lifestyles through Prime Minister Narendra Modi's LIFE movement which stands for "Lifestyle for Environment".

Coronavirus to leave 'lasting scars" on developing world: World Bank

In analytical chapters of its new Global Economic Prospects report, the bank said that the average emerging market country suffering a financial crisis could see potential output fall by 8 percent over a five year period, with lost output for developing oil exporters falling 11 percent.

WTO meet: India calls for level playing field in agri-trade

The issue, among others, was discussed during the mini-ministerial gathering of key Trade Ministers of WTO in Oslo on October 21-22.

India ranks 2nd on GRD index on ease of doing business: study

According to 2016 Global Retail Development Index (GRDI), which ranks top 30 developing countries for retail investment worldwide, a pick up in GDP growth and better clarity regarding FDI regulations have helped india achieve a second ranking.

Why entrepreneurs in developing countries be public spirited

A luminary in Bangalore recently asked me how I could summarize what I had learned from two decades or so of studying entrepreneurship in developing countries and, lately, diving into it myself.

World Bank launches ambitious climate action plan

The World Bank has set the target for achieving this by 2020, officials said as they released details of the Climate Change Action Plan, which comes just two weeks before world leaders officially sign the landmark Paris Agreement in New York.

What DMs, developing economies need to do to align interest

At the Teri Sustainability Summit, Niti Aayog member Bibek Debroy and chief of Unilever Paul Polman spoke on what needs to be done in order for developing countries and developed economies to align their interests and align corporate interests with interests of the environment and climate change.

Developing world oil demand surpasses wealthy nations: EIA

Oil demand in developing countries "was higher than consumption in OECD countries for the first time in history," the EIA said in its monthly Short Term Energy Outlook, which pegged demand at 44.3 million bpd for April in OECD countries.

Burden of allergy disorders rising in developing nations

Rapid urbanisation and drastically changing lifestyles have exposed people to severe allergy-related disorders in developing countries like India but lack of research and speciality in the discipline means they remain ill-prepared to deal with the problem.

Developing world supports India's compulsory licence policy

CNBC-TV18's Archana Shukla reports that India's grant of a compulsory licence to Natco for Bayer's kidney-cancer drug Nexavar has sent shockwaves across the globe

Visa brings mobile money solutions to developing countries

Unbanked and under-banked users in developing countries are now being presented with an opportunity to carry out their ...

Solid growth in developing world, inflation risk: WB

The World Bank on Tuesday revised up its growth forecast for the developing world and warned that higher food and fuel prices were causing inflationary pressures to build up.

BRICs call for end of European dominance at IMF

Developing countries said on Tuesday it was time to end the "obsolete" tradition of the International Monetary Fund always being led by a European, though France's finance minister appeared to strengthen her lead in the race to replace Dominique Strauss-Kahn.

Emerging markets bristle at capital control limits

Developing countries on Saturday pushed back hard against attempts to restrict how they manage money pouring into their fast-growing economies and said rich nations should reconsider their own policies instead.

Oil spike to hit West harder than emerging economies

No two oil shocks are alike, but the chances are that emerging economies could suffer a little less than the developed world if the latest price surge to 29-month highs is sustained.

Invest in infra finance in developing nations: India to G20

India today pressed for investment of global surpluses into financing infrastructure in developing countries with the help of multilateral development banks (MDBs).

Developing nations attract most investment in 2010

Developing countries and economies in transition together attracted more foreign investment than developed countries in 2010 for the first time, a United Nations study showed on Monday.

Poor countries need better market access: Report

Increased trade is one of the best ways to fight poverty, so rich countries should do more to open their markets to goods from developing countries, a report issued on Monday said.