International Standards Proliferate, Reshaping Global Economy: Too Many Developing Countries Are Left Behind, Report Finds This page in:English Français العربية Русский Tiếng Việt 中文

https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2025/12/11/international-standards-proliferate-reshaping-global-economy-too-many-developing-countries-are-left-behind-report-finds WASHINGTON, Dec. 11, 2025— A proliferating set of international standards—covering everything from food labeling to the specifications of 5G cellular networks—is steadily reshaping the global economic order, delivering hefty benefits to the wealthy nations and large multinational companies that set them while leaving many developing countries on the sidelines, according to a new World Bank report.