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15 Mar 19
The IMF has commended Greece’s economic growth as among the best in the eurozone – but urged it to press ahead with unfinished fiscal reforms to avoid any future risks.
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15 Mar 19
Russia’s parliament has approved new fines for insulting public authorities online and spreading ‘fake news’.
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14 Mar 19
Europe could be “pushed down the road of accruals” next year as proposals for public sector accounting standards for the EU will be brought to the European Commission, the head of the initiative has...
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12 Mar 19
The Finnish government has resigned ahead of the general election because it said it could not deliver a healthcare reform package seen as crucial to sustainable public finances.
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11 Mar 19
The French government should link pension rises to inflation for the poorest citizens, the party led by president Emmanuel Macron has said.
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11 Mar 19
The Norwegian government has announced its intention to sell its trillian-dollar sovereign wealth fund’s stakes in oil and gas exploration and production.
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7 Mar 19
Growth in Europe is slowing much more than expected as policy uncertainty continues – including over Brexit – and could pose a threat to the global economy, the OECD has warned.
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6 Mar 19
The Swedish national employment agency will close more than half of its local job centres across the country after funding was slashed.
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1 Mar 19
The French ‘yellow vests’ protests have shaved 0.2 percentage points off the country’s economic growth since the end of last year, the country’s finance minister has said.
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28 Feb 19
The Italian city council in Venice has agreed to implement a fee for tourists who visit for one day only, to cover essential services such as cleaning and rubbish collection.
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28 Feb 19
The UK should set up a development bank to fund long-term projects after leaving the European Union to stay a leading aid actor, an MP has urged.
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27 Feb 19
An ex-mayor of Rome has been sentenced to six years in prison and given a lifetime ban on holding public office after being found guilty of corruption and illegal financing.
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26 Feb 19
Brussels will pump €10bn into low-carbon technologies to make Europe a leader in climate action.
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19 Feb 19
The UK government is to give a £47m package of support to developing countries to boost their tax systems.
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18 Feb 19
Portugal should use its economic recovery to “shore up its public finances” and build stronger resilience to future shocks, the OECD has urged.
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15 Feb 19
US senators have put forward a bill that would impose new sanctions on Russia over its alleged meddling in US elections and its stance on Ukraine.
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13 Feb 19
The European Union has introduced new rules to fight financial criminals and terrorist financing by giving national law authorities access to bank accounts.
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13 Feb 19
Swiss NGOs face losing out on European Union aid funds – and UK organisations could be in the same boat – after Brussels indicated that only member states will be eligible.
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12 Feb 19
Calls for a multi-billion-pound cut in the UK’s foreign aid budget and the abolition of the Department for International Development are a “recipe for disaster”, NGOs have warned.
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11 Feb 19
Women in Hungary with four or more children will never have to pay income tax, the country’s prime minister has promised in a move to boost the number of babies being born.
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11 Feb 19
Finland’s two-year experiment to give people an unconditional monthly income did not boost employment, researchers have said.
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8 Feb 19
Italy’s failure to implement wide-ranging reforms is leaving the economy “vulnerable”, with its annual economic growth projected to stay below 1% up until 2023, according to the IMF.
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5 Feb 19
Italy’s economy tipped into recession at the end of last year and is likely to continue to shrink this year, according to official figures.
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5 Feb 19
Hungary should focus its efforts on inclusive reforms, such as overhauling public pensions and the healthcare system, the OECD has urged.
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1 Feb 19