The phenomenon broadly referred to as corruption has existed for over 2,000 years. And throughout history accusations of corruption have caused governments to fall and prominent politicians, including ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Adam writes about state and local policy and urban economic issues. Jul 25, 2025, 11:46am EDT Young woman holding a poster against ...

An IMF report argues that weak governance and corruption keep Pakistan in economic stress, as imports and foreign financing sustain consumption-led growth while the tax to GDP ratio stays near ten per ...

Economic growth slowed down in 2025 to just 4.6 percent, down markedly from the hefty 5.7 percent in the whole of 2024. The 4.6 percent annual GDP growth is the lowest in five years, since the ...

DEPDev chief Arsenio Balisacan expects the Philippine economy to have grown just 4.8% to 5% last year MANILA, Philippines – The Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) further trimmed the ...

HAVANA, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Cuba's Supreme Popular Tribunal on Monday sentenced former economy minister Alejandro Gil to life in prison following a closed-door trial that found him guilty of espionage ...

LET’S dismantle the tales. The Zimbabwean government’s constant invocation of the dream of becoming an “upper-middle-income economy” by 2030 has been presented as a promise of prosperity, dignity, and ...