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21 Jul 23
$3bn loan won’t solve existing problems including food dependency
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11 Jul 23
Reserves to be bolstered by controversial deal
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30 Jun 23
A short-term $3bn financing deal is hoped to give Pakistan enough liquidity to see out its current challenges, but the country faces a warning that it needs policy discipline in the coming months.
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17 May 23
More progress is needed on reform, the IMF has told Sri Lanka
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12 May 23
The Pakistani government will not be able to adopt the reforms it needs to recover from a series of financial crises without additional support, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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28 Apr 23
A World Bank programme aimed at boosting Bangladesh’s hope of reaching ‘upper-middle-income’ status by 2031 had been approved and backed with $1.25bn of financing.
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26 Apr 23
A preliminary agreement with lenders to access finance has put Sri Lanka on a path to restructuring its high level of debt, the country’s president has said.
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21 Apr 23
The Australian government has announced major reform of the country’s central bank after criticism over its handling of inflation led to them carrying out a review.
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14 Apr 23
The Chinese government has committed to resolving disputes to enable nations in debt distress to restructure their loans, a senior official has said.
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5 Apr 23
Political instability could put reforms key to Pakistan’s recovery from Covid-19 and recent floods at risk, economists at the World Bank have warned.
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28 Mar 23
The Chinese government has lent out hundreds of billions of dollars in debt relief after nations it lent infrastructure loans to were unable to meet their repayments, a landmark report has said.
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27 Mar 23
Local authorities in New Zealand have been urged to ensure they have strong procurement controls after a senior officer received a prison sentence for corruption.
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21 Mar 23
A $3bn bailout has finally been approved by the International Monetary Fund’s board, six months after a deal was first reached.
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13 Mar 23
The head of China's central bank is staying put despite predictions of a change at the top.
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10 Mar 23
Higher fossil fuel taxes in India could fund renewable investments to improve energy security and save lives, economists at the International Monetary Fund have said.
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7 Mar 23
China will target “around 5%” economic growth this year – a lower show of ambition than the ruling Communist Party has shown on that front in decades despite the end of lockdown restrictions.
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3 Mar 23
A senior Chinese official has defended the nation’s efforts to support debt restructuring for emerging economies amid international criticism.
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1 Mar 23
Concerns over a potential debt default and restricted access to new borrowing have led to ratings agency Moody’s downgrading Pakistan’s credit rating.
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28 Feb 23
Malaysia’s fiscal position remains at risk of shocks and political pressure after last week’s budget contained only gradual ambitions to cut the government deficit, ratings agency analysts have...
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24 Feb 23
The world’s largest economies must focus on supporting the most vulnerable people and countries to ensure the world economy recovers properly from Covid-19, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has...
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7 Feb 23
The Reserve Bank of Australia has lifted its main lending rates for the ninth successive time in a bid to bring inflation under control.
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7 Feb 23
The end of Covid-19 restrictions will see the Chinese economy rebound this year, but the government still needs to focus on meeting longer-term demographic threats, the International Monetary Fund...
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2 Feb 23
The Indian government will continue to raise capital spending in 2023-24, in a bid to “ramp up the virtuous cycle of investment and job creation”.
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31 Jan 23
Continuing conflict and the global economic downturn will compress already slow growth in Myanmar, economists at the World Bank have said.
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26 Jan 23
Senior politicians have urged the Singaporean government to review more than $70bn of unaudited spending during Covid-19.
21 Jul 23$3bn loan won’t solve existing problems including food dependency
17 May 23More progress is needed on reform, the IMF has told Sri Lanka
28 Apr 23A World Bank programme aimed at boosting Bangladesh’s hope of reaching ‘upper-middle-income’ status by 2031 had been approved and backed with $1.25bn of financing.
21 Apr 23The Australian government has announced major reform of the country’s central bank after criticism over its handling of inflation led to them carrying out a review.
14 Apr 23The Chinese government has committed to resolving disputes to enable nations in debt distress to restructure their loans, a senior official has said.
28 Mar 23The Chinese government has lent out hundreds of billions of dollars in debt relief after nations it lent infrastructure loans to were unable to meet their repayments, a landmark report has said.
27 Mar 23Local authorities in New Zealand have been urged to ensure they have strong procurement controls after a senior officer received a prison sentence for corruption.
10 Mar 23Higher fossil fuel taxes in India could fund renewable investments to improve energy security and save lives, economists at the International Monetary Fund have said.
7 Mar 23China will target “around 5%” economic growth this year – a lower show of ambition than the ruling Communist Party has shown on that front in decades despite the end of lockdown restrictions.
28 Feb 23Malaysia’s fiscal position remains at risk of shocks and political pressure after last week’s budget contained only gradual ambitions to cut the government deficit, ratings agency analysts have...
24 Feb 23The world’s largest economies must focus on supporting the most vulnerable people and countries to ensure the world economy recovers properly from Covid-19, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has...
7 Feb 23The end of Covid-19 restrictions will see the Chinese economy rebound this year, but the government still needs to focus on meeting longer-term demographic threats, the International Monetary Fund...
2 Feb 23The Indian government will continue to raise capital spending in 2023-24, in a bid to “ramp up the virtuous cycle of investment and job creation”.
31 Jan 23Continuing conflict and the global economic downturn will compress already slow growth in Myanmar, economists at the World Bank have said.
26 Jan 23Senior politicians have urged the Singaporean government to review more than $70bn of unaudited spending during Covid-19.
