Around VND12.35 quadrillion (US$468 billion) will be mobilized for new-style countryside building and poverty elimination in Vietnam during 2026–2035, officials said at a recent meeting. Of the sum, ...

As China moves beyond the five-year transition period following its poverty alleviation success, preventing a return to ...

Despite unprecedented progress in poverty reduction over the last few decades, the scale of the challenges we face today is still daunting. Nearly one billion people lack electricity, over three ...

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Vietnam has achieved a “miracle” in poverty reduction, lifting tens of millions out of hunger and helping them secure stable ...

The Economic Issues series aims to make available to a broad readership of nonspecialists some of the economic research being produced on topical issues by IMF staff. The series draws mainly from IMF ...

In a gesture both symbolic and strategic, the General Assembly declared July 6 as World Rural Development Day, reaffirming its unwavering commitment to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

An urgent reconsideration of rural development is needed for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The current strategies and patterns of rural development are failing to meet either ...

Broad economic stability, competitive markets, and public investment in physical and social infrastructure are widely recognized as important requirements for achieving sustained economic growth and a ...