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31 Jan 17
Uganda should avoid the “curse” of corruption and fraud that has plagued other African oil producers by ensuring transparency and accountability, the head of the International Monetary Fund has said...
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25 Jan 17
Growing levels of public sector corruption around the world have fuelled the rise of populist politicians, Transparency International said as it released its 2016 Corruption Perceptions Index.
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16 Jan 17
Just eight men hold the same wealth as the poorest half of the world’s population, Oxfam has found in a report that aims to put rising global inequality into perspective.
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12 Dec 16
Brazil’s planned 20-year government spending freeze will breach citizens’ human rights, a United Nations expert has concluded.
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30 Nov 16
Inequalities are rising in the Arab world and countries in the region need to address them, especially for the burgeoning youth population, to restore stability and development, the UNDP has said.
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22 Nov 16
Fifty mayors and local leaders have launched a plan of action to tackle the systemic inequality flourishing in cities globally.
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3 Nov 16
Developing countries must ensure the benefits of growth and change are shared with their citizens, or risk losing support to populist figures that can reverse progress, a European development bank...
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10 Oct 16
International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde has outlined the policies she believes are needed to foster inclusive growth as the world enters a new, digital age.
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10 Oct 16
The global monetary system is ill-equipped to handle today’s key challenges, a panel of Asian economists has warned.
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7 Oct 16
International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde has launched another attack on the “economic malpractice” of protectionism amid growing fears of a worldwide backlash against...
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4 Oct 16
The global economy’s growth deficiency is set to prevail in the long term, despite an uptick in emerging and developing economies, the International Monetary Fund has warned.
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3 Oct 16
High rates of inequality could stifle progress toward ending extreme poverty by 2030, the World Bank has warned.
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28 Sep 16
Policymakers must work to change the increasingly popular narrative that free trade only benefits the “fortunate few”, the International Monetary Fund has warned.
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19 Sep 16
Corruption must be tackled in order to bridge the “trust divide” between the public and the world’s institutions, International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde has said.
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13 Sep 16
International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde has called on governments to make globalisation more inclusive.
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1 Sep 16
The International Monetary Fund has hinted today that another downgrade in global growth projections could be on the cards when it publishes its next economic outlook in October.
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21 Jul 16
Governments should use tax policy to boost growth and ensure the benefits of taxation are more equitably shared among citizens, the OECD has said.
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19 Jul 16
Countries must take early action if the Sustainable Development Goals are to be achieved, the chief of the United Nations Development Programme has said.
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23 Jun 16
The International Monetary Fund has cut its growth forecasts for the US economy, warning of threats from high rates of poverty and inequality and sluggish productivity.
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10 Jun 16
Tackling badly coordinated policies will be key to stimulating stubbornly low productivity growth, the OECD has said.
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31 May 16
Rising inequality around the world could be connected to too-slow productivity growth, which has been a cause of concern for economists globally since before the financial crisis, the OECD has said.
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25 Apr 16
India’s government seems “reluctant” to solve its affordable urban housing crisis, with luxury real estate and development projects prioritised over the housing needs of poorer people, a United...
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25 Apr 16
The European Union is to deliver a €105m grant to Nepal, pledged in June last year, a few months after the small Asian nation was hit by a devastating earthquake.
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22 Apr 16
The Asian Development Bank saw record demand for its resources in 2015, according to its annual report, as countries in the region sought to boost sluggish growth, reduce inequality, and tackle...
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21 Mar 16
China should prioritise reforms to open up its economy, reduce inequality and expand innovation on its “bumpy” transition to a new growth model, International Monetary Fund managing director...