Kuwait’s economy relies heavily on oil, and the Greater Burgan Field, one of the world’s largest sandstone oil fields, is pivotal to the nation’s status as a key global oil exporter. This field ...

Beneath the soil of some countries lies immense natural resources that fuel global economies, power industries, and shape geopolitics. From vast oil reserves to coveted rare earth minerals, the wealth ...

Natural resources shape economies and influence global politics, and some countries hold astonishing reserves of them. Oil, coal, timber, metals, and rare earth elements fuel industries, while ...

The right to information about the exploitation of natural resources is vital to combatting our climate crisis: RSF urges the international community to do more to protect climate journalists. This ...

"Natural resources … are a gift from God. Every natural resource, whether it's oil, gas, wind, sun, gold, silver, copper, they are all natural resources. Countries should not be blamed for having them ...

Deep in the motherland of Africa lies an abundance of natural resources. These minerals, with proper exploration and extraction, can make the continent one of the richest in the world, as opposed to ...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — After months of tense negotiations, the U.S. and Ukraine signed a deal that is expected to give Washington access to the country’s critical minerals and other natural resources, ...

Download PDF More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy Create Citation The literature on the effects of natural resources on education is mixed and inconclusive. In this paper, we adopt an ...

With one of the largest proven oil reserves worldwide, Iraq is home to the Majnoon oil field, one of the super-giant fields with a production capacity in the hundreds of thousands of barrels per day, ...