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Turkmenistan hosts UN conference on landlocked developing countries
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3), starts on Tuesday in the city of Awaza, Turkmenistan.
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UN chief calls on world leaders to close USD 4 trillion financing gap faci
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"We're here in Sevilla to change course," the UN chief told world leaders on Monday, calling on them to grasp a once-in-a-decade opportunity to close a USD 4 trillion financing gap facing developing countries to meet sustainable development goals - and build a better world for all.
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Fintech Pioneer Amartha Secures $55M from European Development Finance Ins
Updated : 8 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], June 18: Indonesian fintech pioneer Amartha, a digital financial technology provider which serves Indonesia's rural grassroots entrepreneurs, has secured USD $55 million in funding from three European development finance institutions: Swedfund (Sweden), Finnfund (Finland
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We need India as a leader; it needs to open the way for developing countri
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director General of the World Trade Organisation, said that India must participate as a leader in the 14th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC14), which will take place in Yaounde, Cameroon, from March 26 to 29, 2026.
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"Developing countries grappling with tidal wave of debt repayments and int
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
China is putting growing financial pressure on developing countries, as debt repayments hit record levels. In 2025, these countries are expected to pay USD 35 billion to China, USD 22 billion of that from the world's 75 poorest and most vulnerable nations. Most of these payments are for loan
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Sunil Mittal joins World Banks elite group's Private Sector Investment Lab
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, has joined the World Bank Group's Private Sector Investment Lab (PSIL) as it enters a new phase focused on scaling up solutions to attract private investment and create jobs in developing countries.
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Reciprocal tariffs should exclude vulnerable developing countries: UN trad
Updated : 11 months ago IST
In a new report released on April 14, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is amping up calls that the poorest and most vulnerable economies be exempt from "reciprocal tariffs".
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AI Action Summit calls for human-centric approach; sets priorities for "et
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The AI Summit in French capital Paris underscored the need to reinforce a diverse AI ecosystem, emphasising a human-centric, rights-based, and ethical approach to artificial intelligence. With a focus on safety, and security, the summit called for urgent action to address inequalities and
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UAE sends 25 ambulances, equipment, medical supplies to Angola
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The UAE has dispatched 25 ambulances, advanced equipment and medical supplies to Angola in continuation of the country's consistent efforts to help augment the capacities of developing countries in healthcare in compliance with the directives of the President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahy
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Government should come up with a clear roadmap to contain fiscal deficit:
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Montek Singh Ahluwalia, former Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, has raised concerns about India's high fiscal deficit, stating that it is much more than other developing countries and hampering private investments.
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World agrees on USD 300 billion climate aid for developing nations
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
COP29 concluded with a contentious agreement for wealthy nations to provide USD 300 billion annually by 2035 to help developing countries address the climate crisis. While hailed as progress, the deal was criticised by many vulnerable nations as inadequate.
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India, Brazil, South Africa reiterate commitment to work for expansion of
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
During the meeting, the IBSA ministers reiterated their commitment to work for the expansion of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) membership to include representation from developing countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America, in both the permanent and non-permanent membership categori
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