THE Philippines failed to achieve Upper Middle-Income Country (UMIC) status in 2025, missing the World Bank threshold by just USD26 per capita—around P1,531. Economists warn the narrow miss reflects ...

Andhra Pradesh reports 11.28% Q2 growth, driven by reforms, with Chief Minister Naidu highlighting a strong economic revival ...

SIM's comprehensive financial assistance programme is breaking barriers to education, enabling students from diverse economic ...

At the same time, many Indian arms of consumer multinational corporations command higher valuations compared to their parents ...

The Minister noted that every major policy step taken by the government is aligned with the long-term aspirations of future ...

SINGAPORE - Media OutReach Newswire - 8 December 2025 - For many aspiring learners, financial constraints remain one of the biggest obstacles to achieving their goals. SIM ...

Africa’s development landscape exhibits significant variation across its 54 nations. While no African country meets ...

We just went through the longest government shutdown in history over contention regarding renewal of temporarily enacted ...

Laos steps up drive to graduate from LDC status. A Lao government delegation has declared the country’s readiness to transition from Least Developed Country (LDC) status after m ...

Despite numerous policy interventions since apartheid, South Africa remains the world's most unequal nation, with racial ...

Living standards in the Republic are higher than in Northern Ireland, a new report by the Economic and Social Research ...

The report found that the population growth in the south was 14.8 per cent, mostly due to strong net migration, and 3.9 per ...