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2 Apr 19
The Asian Development Bank has boosted its efforts to promote good governance and the fight against corruption among developing member states.
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29 Mar 19
China is to prosecute the former head of Interpol on corruption charges after authorities accused him of spending “lavish” amounts of state funds and abusing his power.
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26 Mar 19
The US–China trade dispute, fears of a “no deal” Brexit, and the global slowdown are fuelling lingering concerns about financial stability in East Asia.
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26 Mar 19
New Zealand is launching a royal commission to investigate the 15 March attack on two mosques in Christchurch in which 50 people were killed.
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18 Mar 19
The World Bank has approved $72m in financing for Laos to reduce malnutrition in children and improve public financial management.
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12 Mar 19
China donates more international aid than any other country. But is it really the force for good it claims to be? Victor Smart investigates.
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8 Mar 19
The Indian state of Chhattisgarh is pushing on with its public financial management reforms with the support of a $25.2m loan from the World Bank.
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5 Mar 19
Providing infrastructure for the poor gives them opportunities for empowerment, says economist Fauziah Zen.
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5 Mar 19
India has secured a $926m loan for two lines on the Mumbai metro rail system to ease the commutes of millions of people and help tackle congestion in the city.
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5 Mar 19
China’s premier Li Keqiang warned parliament the country’s economy faces “a tough struggle” as he announced bigger spending plans and tax cuts to boost growth.
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4 Mar 19
Bangladesh is to boost its public financial management and budget process with the help of a $100m loan from the World Bank.
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28 Feb 19
Countries in central Asia should work together to minimise the impact natural disasters have on their budgets and finances, a forum has heard.
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25 Feb 19
The president of Indonesia has committed a total of $30bn of investment to local villages over the next five years – if he wins a second term in the April elections.
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19 Feb 19
New Zealand plans to update its laws to tax revenues earned by huge digital firms, in line with international efforts to make multinational tech companies pay fair taxes.
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18 Feb 19
The president of the Maldives has suspended two government ministers over financial transactions with a company linked to a $90m corruption scandal.
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18 Feb 19
Sri Lanka’s economy could grow by 20% “in the long-run” by getting more women into work, the World Bank has highlighted.
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18 Feb 19
Saudi Arabia has promised investment deals worth $20bn with Pakistan to help boost its struggling economy.
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15 Feb 19
International donors should make education for Rohingya refugees a priority, leading NGOs said as the UN launched an appeal for hundreds of millions of pounds in aid of the crisis.
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12 Feb 19
Pakistan is on the way to securing an International Monetary Fund bailout package after prime minister Imran Khan promised to carry out structural reforms.
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8 Feb 19
Afghanistan is to receive $325m of World Bank funding to boost service delivery and municipal management.
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31 Jan 19
Australia will fall short of a 2030 target on greenhouse gas emissions without a major shift to clean energy, the OECD has warned.
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31 Jan 19
Mongolia’s parliamentary speaker has been forced to quit amid corruption allegations after weeks of public protests.
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29 Jan 19
Retired judges have branded a planned Australian anti-corruption watchdog as a “sham” to shield politicians from scrutiny.
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29 Jan 19
The World Bank will lend Sri Lanka $200m to boost healthcare and tackle growing causes of death linked to modern lifestyles such as cancer and heart disease.
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23 Jan 19
Japan will use its G20 chairmanship to rebuild trust in the global trade system, its prime minister Shinzo Abe has said.