Brutal heat scorched Spain this week, a blistering reminder of the climate change that is battering the world's poorest countries ¡ª stretching their finances even as government debt climbs to new heights.
But at a once-a-decade U.N. development finance conference in Seville, two key ingredients were in less abundance: money and power.
Just one Group of Seven leader ¡ª French President Emmanuel Macron ¡ª attended the event, where he and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez addressed rooms with dozens of empty chairs. Organizers initially said they expected 70 heads of state; that was whittled to 50 as the conference got underway.
With your current subscription plan you can comment on stories. However, before writing your first comment, please create a display name in the Profile section of your subscriber account page.