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14 Sep 22
The US has set out how it will use billions of dollars of Afghanistan’s central bank reserves itself, keeping them from local officials but insisting they will be used to benefit the Afghan people.
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6 Sep 22
Vietnam’s growing economic strength and commitment to contain borrowing costs are key factors to an increase in the nation’s credit, according to ratings agency Moody’s.
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5 Sep 22
The Sri Lankan government has reached a preliminary agreement on a $2.9bn bailout with the International Monetary Fund, amid a financial crisis
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31 Aug 22
The Sri Lankan government has outlined plans to increase taxes as discussions over an International Monetary Fund bailout reach the “final stage”.
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30 Aug 22
An agreement to resume a multi-billion-dollar deal with the International Monetary Fund is key to getting Pakistan’s economy back on track, the country’s prime minister has said.
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26 Aug 22
China’s leadership has urged its local governments to ramp up spending on projects to help boost the economy.
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25 Aug 22
The economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic have put the brakes on reducing extreme poverty in the Asia Pacific region, economists at the Asian Development Bank have said.
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24 Aug 22
Prudent work on post-Covid recovery by Indonesia’s government has been praised by ratings analysts.
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23 Aug 22
The Filipino government has proposed a record budget for 2023 that it said will help boost the economy and lift people out of poverty.
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23 Aug 22
Seventeen African countries will have interest-free loans forgiven by China, according to the Chinese foreign minister who also announced plans to use International Monetary Fund reserves and...
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22 Aug 22
The International Monetary Fund has said it will need “adequate assurances” from Sri Lanka’s creditors, before it agrees a new deal with the nation, amid an economic crisis.
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19 Aug 22
An Apprentice-style competition for ideas to encourage young people to drink more alcohol has been launched by the National Tax Agency.
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16 Aug 22
The Biden administration plans not to unfreeze billions of dollars of Afghanistan’s reserves held in US financial institutions, but insists it will find a way to use the money “for the benefit of the...
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11 Aug 22
An award from the Confederation of Asian and Pacific Accountants has recognised that a CIPFA associate’s contribution to the organisation “exceeded normal expectations” and helped the organisation...
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8 Aug 22
The Vietnamese government must address the institutional hurdles that have led to a “chronic under-execution” of public spending programmes, economists at the World Bank have said.
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29 Jul 22
Sri Lanka needs to implement “deep structural reforms” before it can receive any new financial support from the World Bank, which has released a statement in response to the continuing economic...
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25 Jul 22
The dual impact of Covid-19 and last year’s military coup in Myanmar has reversed a decade of poverty reduction and pushed more people into destitution, World Bank economists have said.
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21 Jul 22
The Australian government has launched a review to probe the mandate and objectives of the Reserve Bank of Australia following recent criticisms.
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15 Jul 22
Pakistan’s economic recovery is dependent on concessional development finance from the International Monetary Fund, the country’s prime minister has said after it released a new tranche of funding.
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12 Jul 22
The prime minister and president of Sri Lanka will resign after the country’s economic crisis led to months of protests.
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6 Jul 22
The World Bank will loan Indonesia $350m to support reforms aimed at improving the health and education of its citizens and thereby boost productivity.
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4 Jul 22
The Chinese government is set to spend hundreds of billions of yuan to finance infrastructure projects as the economy starts to recover from Covid-19 lockdowns.
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1 Jul 22
Australia’s wealthy and resilient economy will continue to grow as the nation recovers from Covid-19, which ratings agency Moody’s has said is the key factor behind the country’s Aaa rating.
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27 Jun 22
Pakistan’s prime minister has said a new “super tax” levied on big industries and a “poverty alleviation tax” on the country’s richest residents will cut the deficit and help fund measures aimed at...
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21 Jun 22
Singapore’s finance minister has unveiled a package of support for low-income households, vulnerable people and companies to help them deal with spiralling inflation.
14 Sep 22The US has set out how it will use billions of dollars of Afghanistan’s central bank reserves itself, keeping them from local officials but insisting they will be used to benefit the Afghan people.
6 Sep 22Vietnam’s growing economic strength and commitment to contain borrowing costs are key factors to an increase in the nation’s credit, according to ratings agency Moody’s.
5 Sep 22The Sri Lankan government has reached a preliminary agreement on a $2.9bn bailout with the International Monetary Fund, amid a financial crisis
31 Aug 22The Sri Lankan government has outlined plans to increase taxes as discussions over an International Monetary Fund bailout reach the “final stage”.
30 Aug 22An agreement to resume a multi-billion-dollar deal with the International Monetary Fund is key to getting Pakistan’s economy back on track, the country’s prime minister has said.
26 Aug 22China’s leadership has urged its local governments to ramp up spending on projects to help boost the economy.
25 Aug 22The economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic have put the brakes on reducing extreme poverty in the Asia Pacific region, economists at the Asian Development Bank have said.
24 Aug 22Prudent work on post-Covid recovery by Indonesia’s government has been praised by ratings analysts.
23 Aug 22The Filipino government has proposed a record budget for 2023 that it said will help boost the economy and lift people out of poverty.
23 Aug 22Seventeen African countries will have interest-free loans forgiven by China, according to the Chinese foreign minister who also announced plans to use International Monetary Fund reserves and...
19 Aug 22An Apprentice-style competition for ideas to encourage young people to drink more alcohol has been launched by the National Tax Agency.
11 Aug 22An award from the Confederation of Asian and Pacific Accountants has recognised that a CIPFA associate’s contribution to the organisation “exceeded normal expectations” and helped the organisation...
25 Jul 22The dual impact of Covid-19 and last year’s military coup in Myanmar has reversed a decade of poverty reduction and pushed more people into destitution, World Bank economists have said.
21 Jul 22The Australian government has launched a review to probe the mandate and objectives of the Reserve Bank of Australia following recent criticisms.
1 Jul 22Australia’s wealthy and resilient economy will continue to grow as the nation recovers from Covid-19, which ratings agency Moody’s has said is the key factor behind the country’s Aaa rating.
21 Jun 22Singapore’s finance minister has unveiled a package of support for low-income households, vulnerable people and companies to help them deal with spiralling inflation.
