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25 Jan 23
The Indian government has raised close to $1bn from its inaugural green bond to help fund investments in the transition towards net zero.
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12 Jan 23
Overall sukuk issuance is expected to rise slowly this year as major issuers’ financing needs remain high but so do oil revenues, analysts have predicted.
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9 Jan 23
The Pakistani government has revealed it will need around $8bn to help rebuild the country following a summer of devastating floods.
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9 Jan 23
Most of Sri Lanka’s external debt payments are made to private creditors, and a group of economists has called on them to “share the burden” of restructuring the country’s debt as it attempts to...
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9 Dec 22
Senior Filipino ministers have announced plans to set up a sovereign wealth fund aimed at supporting the economy and providing funding for large infrastructure projects.
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9 Dec 22
Rapidly falling reserves were among concerns cited by rating agency Moody’s as it placed Bangladesh’s rating under review for a downgrade.
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8 Dec 22
Reforms to improve economic governance and target social welfare payments more effectively should be urgent priorities for the Sri Lankan government as it tries to wrest itself from financial turmoil...
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8 Dec 22
Anti-graft investigators in Malaysia have opened a case looking at alleged “misappropriation” of 600bn ringgit (£112bn) of government spending.
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28 Nov 22
The Cambodian government should deliver immediate relief to households to help support the nation’s long-term economic recovery and stop more people falling into poverty, the World Bank has said.
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25 Nov 22
The strategy that yielded early pandemic success in keeping Covid-19 cases contained is now “weighing” on China’s economy, a senior figure at the International Monetary Fund has warned.
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22 Nov 22
New Zealand’s fire service was reformed five years ago in response to evolving needs and climate change, putting community understanding front and centre.
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10 Nov 22
The Bangladeshi government has reached a provisional agreement on a $4.5bn loan package with the International Monetary Fund aimed at combating the cost-of-living crisis and increasing resilience...
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7 Nov 22
An investigation into the fraudulent use of universal healthcare funding has been launched by the Australian government following “nine years of cuts and neglect”.
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4 Nov 22
Getting more people to live healthy lifestyles is a priority for governments around the world. But slimmer waistlines aren’t good for the bottom line, as Japan is discovering. What can other...
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31 Oct 22
Japan will spend trillions of yen to help households through the energy crisis and to support young families in a bid to boost the country’s sluggish growth.
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26 Oct 22
The new Australian government’s first budget has been set out to “unwind wasteful or unnecessary spending” to help reduce the country’s national debt, which stands at $1trn (£560bn).
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19 Oct 22
The Indian government’s large external reserves will help cushion the impacts of international financial shocks, economists at Fitch have said.
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13 Oct 22
China needs to rebalance its economy in order to meet its emissions goals and dampen the threat of climate change, according to the World Bank.
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11 Oct 22
Japan’s “robust” governance and improving public finances were enough to maintain investor confidence despite low growth prospects and ever-high debt levels, as rating agency Fitch affirmed its...
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11 Oct 22
The acceleration of reforms aimed at collecting additional revenue and debt restructuring will help Sri Lanka to support its poorest and aid its financial recovery, economists at the World Bank have...
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7 Oct 22
Serious floods in Pakistan have led to increased public spending and higher debt, and a key factor in a downgrade to the nation’s credit rating, Moody’s has said.
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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”.
25 Jan 23The Indian government has raised close to $1bn from its inaugural green bond to help fund investments in the transition towards net zero.
12 Jan 23Overall sukuk issuance is expected to rise slowly this year as major issuers’ financing needs remain high but so do oil revenues, analysts have predicted.
9 Jan 23The Pakistani government has revealed it will need around $8bn to help rebuild the country following a summer of devastating floods.
9 Jan 23Most of Sri Lanka’s external debt payments are made to private creditors, and a group of economists has called on them to “share the burden” of restructuring the country’s debt as it attempts to...
9 Dec 22Senior Filipino ministers have announced plans to set up a sovereign wealth fund aimed at supporting the economy and providing funding for large infrastructure projects.
9 Dec 22Rapidly falling reserves were among concerns cited by rating agency Moody’s as it placed Bangladesh’s rating under review for a downgrade.
8 Dec 22Reforms to improve economic governance and target social welfare payments more effectively should be urgent priorities for the Sri Lankan government as it tries to wrest itself from financial turmoil...
8 Dec 22Anti-graft investigators in Malaysia have opened a case looking at alleged “misappropriation” of 600bn ringgit (£112bn) of government spending.
28 Nov 22The Cambodian government should deliver immediate relief to households to help support the nation’s long-term economic recovery and stop more people falling into poverty, the World Bank has said.
25 Nov 22The strategy that yielded early pandemic success in keeping Covid-19 cases contained is now “weighing” on China’s economy, a senior figure at the International Monetary Fund has warned.
22 Nov 22New Zealand’s fire service was reformed five years ago in response to evolving needs and climate change, putting community understanding front and centre.
7 Nov 22An investigation into the fraudulent use of universal healthcare funding has been launched by the Australian government following “nine years of cuts and neglect”.
4 Nov 22Getting more people to live healthy lifestyles is a priority for governments around the world. But slimmer waistlines aren’t good for the bottom line, as Japan is discovering. What can other...
31 Oct 22Japan will spend trillions of yen to help households through the energy crisis and to support young families in a bid to boost the country’s sluggish growth.
26 Oct 22The new Australian government’s first budget has been set out to “unwind wasteful or unnecessary spending” to help reduce the country’s national debt, which stands at $1trn (£560bn).
19 Oct 22The Indian government’s large external reserves will help cushion the impacts of international financial shocks, economists at Fitch have said.
13 Oct 22China needs to rebalance its economy in order to meet its emissions goals and dampen the threat of climate change, according to the World Bank.
11 Oct 22Japan’s “robust” governance and improving public finances were enough to maintain investor confidence despite low growth prospects and ever-high debt levels, as rating agency Fitch affirmed its...
7 Oct 22Serious floods in Pakistan have led to increased public spending and higher debt, and a key factor in a downgrade to the nation’s credit rating, Moody’s has said.
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.
