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5 Sep 23
Nations must be prepared to adopt policies to safeguard financial markets as high interest rates and slow growth could lead to rising arrears, the global fiscal watchdog has warned.
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31 Mar 23
Staff cuts under former president Donald Trump’s leadership have hurt the US Treasury’s ability to oversee financial markets and the banking sector, the department’s top official has said.
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27 Sep 22
The Swiss government has lost a referendum over abolishing taxes paid by companies on domestic bonds and share sales, aimed at promoting investment in the nation.
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7 Dec 21
Managing debt levels and drawing in new finance will be key to funding Africa’s recovery from Covid-19, according to experts.
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20 Mar 17
G20 finance ministers have reined in their commitment to free trade as the US’s new anti-globalisation agenda interrupts the group’s decade-old tradition of resisting protectionism.
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15 Feb 17
Authorities regulating the financial sector lack transparency, creating mistrust and hampering the effectiveness of systems designed to prevent financial crime, Transparency International has found.
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9 Nov 16
The Republican candidate Donald Trump has won a surprise victory in this year’s US presidential race, pledging unity and increased government infrastructure spending in his victory speech.
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19 Sep 16
China could be heading toward a banking crisis as a huge credit binge puts the world’s second largest economy under pressure, a global financial watchdog has warned.
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5 Feb 16
International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde has called for a “new multilateralism” and partnership between the world’s increasingly interdependent emerging and advanced economies...