NNW Bureau

Every day, more than 3,000 people die on the world’s roads. Some 90 percent of these deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. Many involve young people in the prime of …

Technology in education has long followed a familiar pattern: excitement about a new tool, followed by disappointment when it fails to live up to its promise.  Generative AI, unleashed on …

Guinea-Bissau’s agriculture sector is the backbone of its economy, contributing between 30 and 50 percent of GDP and providing income for 85 percent of the population. Yet low productivity, climate …

Development cooperation is acquiring a dangerous new mathematics. In 2025, official development assistance from European Union donor countries fell by nearly 10 percent in real terms, according to the OECD. A …

FREETOWN, September 1, 2026 – The World Bank Group announced the appointment of Aissatou Diallo as Country Manager for Sierra Leone. In her new role, Ms. Diallo will oversee the World …

SAN SALVADOR, September 1, 2026 – Diletta Doretti assumes today the role of World Bank Group Country Manager for El Salvador, unifying the institution’s leadership in the country to better support …

Washington, DC: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the Article IV Consultation for Switzerland[1] and considered and endorsed the staff appraisal without a meeting on a lapse of …

Washington, DC: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team led by Ms. Mercedes Vera Martin held discussions with the Senegalese authorities in Dakar between August 19 and September 1, 2026. At …

Asheville, N.C., United States: International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva delivered the following remarks at the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Asheville, North Carolina: “I would …

The Asian Games 2026, scheduled from September 19 to October 4 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, will feature 43 sports, 71 disciplines and 469 medal events. More than 11,000 athletes from 45 countries …