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TopicMiddle income country

Topic: middle income country

Debt stock of low- & middle-income nations is troubling. Their debt servicing costs are soaring, too

Economic activity has rebounded in LMICs post pandemic, but the debt accumulated in that period has continued to grow, driven by both short & long-term debt.

It will take India 75 yrs to reach a quarter of US per capita income levels, says World Bank report

Govt policies in middle-income countries like India incentivise small firms to remain small, while bigger firms are not growing fast enough, the World Development Report 2024 says.

China is in a middle-income trap. And it can’t escape like Japan, South Korea, Singapore

China needs to transition from a manufacturing-driven economy to an innovation-driven economy to level up to the big boy’s club. But there are multiple fault lines.

When will India become an upper-middle-income country like China? Unlikely for 25 yrs

India is likely to join the ranks of middle-income countries in the 2030s but will not have a per-capita gross national income comparable to upper MICs for 25+ years.

70% of global cancer deaths are in low and middle-income countries. But we can change it

Treatment and care for cancer is available in less than 15% of LMICs compared to more than 90% in high-income countries.

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