NNW Bureau

Four astronauts aboard NASA’s Artemis II test flight around the Moon made history at 12:56 p.m. CDT on Monday, traveling 248,655 miles from Earth, surpassing the record for human spaceflight’s …

The Expedition 74 crew continues preparing for the next U.S. cargo mission due to visit the International Space Station. The orbital residents also serviced spacesuits, configured scientific hardware, and studied how microgravity affects …

When economists hear accounting and development together, they probably think first of Development Accounting. This is a descriptive diagnostic exercise done by macroeconomists which tries to decompose income differences across countries …

South Sudan is approaching a critical turning point, one that will shape the lives of millions for decades. Climate shocks, especially severe flooding, are striking with increasing frequency, displacing communities, …

Insured losses from natural catastrophes again surpassed $100 billion for the sixth consecutive year. For banks in emerging markets, climate impacts are increasingly becoming part of their business reality, as they see …

In just nine months of the 2024 to 2025 fiscal year, Ethiopia’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) paid ETB 98 billion ($600 million) in taxes and ETB 19 billion ($120 million) in …

At the World Bank Group, our goal is to help countries build economies that convert growth into local jobs. Over the next 10 to 15 years, 1.2 billion young people in developing countries will reach …

Development Challenge Rural Philippines has long faced high poverty, low agricultural productivity, and limited access to markets, even as the national economy grew. Historically, public spending prioritized subsidies over investments …

Washington, DC: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) discussed the IMF staff policy paper on Understanding Global Imbalances on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Against the backdrop of persistent …

Washington, DC: A staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by Mr. Camilo E. Tovar, conducted a virtual mission from March 23 to April 1st, 2026, to assess progress …