Phasing out coal power is the most important step the world can take to curb climate change. Removing coal from power generation is also critical to decarbonizing other sectors of the economy. It will ...

Check the list of third world countries or least developed countries in 2026. This classification is based on UN Economic and Social Council or ECOSOC. The term third world countries is a Cold War era ...

Electric vehicle sales have been growing exponentially due to falling costs, improving technology and government support. Globally, 22% of passenger vehicles sold in 2024 were electric. That's 8 times ...

The aftermath of a global pandemic re-shuffles Global Finance’s ranking of the world’s safest countries. With the world turned upside-down and inside-out by international conflict—Russia’s war in ...

Finland tops the list of the world’s happiest countries for the ninth year. See the full ranking, key trends and where the United States lands this year. Finland just keeps going. The 2026 World ...

Cryptocurrency is currently legal in 119 countries and four British Overseas Territories. This means more than half of the world's countries have legalized cryptocurrency. 64.7% of countries that have ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

This article was published in June 2022 and describes the change from using the legacy developed and developing regions categorization to the World Bank's income groups. For more recent updates please ...

China, Russia and the U.S. are the countries most widely viewed as international threats across 25 nations surveyed. In fact, one of these countries appears in the top three most common responses from ...