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27 Jun 19
Governments of G20 countries gathering in Japan for a summit this week have more than doubled the subsidies they provide to coal power plants in just three years.
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26 Jun 19
Economic leaders at this year’s G20 Summit must support investment in using nature to tackle issues such as climate change, say conservation finance experts Margaret Kuhlow and Andrew Deutz....
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21 Jun 19
Concentrating UK aid on large middle-income countries risks reducing the focus on poverty and the government’s new “leaving no one behind” philosophy, a watchdog has said.
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21 Jun 19
Low- and middle-income countries could save a staggering $4.2trn by ensuring infrastructure is more resilient to natural disasters.
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21 Jun 19
The sensitivity to shocks of investors in sovereign debt, especially in emerging markets, has grown since 2013 posing a risk of volatility when conditions turn bad.
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20 Jun 19
Countries must make the teaching profession more attractive to meet a growing demand across the world for high-quality education.
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14 Jun 19
The eurozone faces a triple threat that has the potential to push the economy deeper into a slump, warns the IMF.
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14 Jun 19
Unemployment in OECD countries fell to 5.2% in April – below levels at the height of the boom years before the 2007–08 financial crisis.
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11 Jun 19
The world’s leading economies are edging closer towards a consensus on reforming the global tax system to ensure that multinational corporations pay their fair share.
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7 Jun 19
“Fundamental weaknesses” in a £735m UK aid fund to help the poorest countries have left it neglecting its international development goals, a watchdog has claimed.
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7 Jun 19
Annual inflation in OECD countries rose to an average of 2.5% in April, a 0.2% increase from March, the international development organisation has announced.
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3 Jun 19
Subsidising fossil fuels does not improve people’s lives and will ultimately prove more costly to economies, says the WWF’s Vanessa Perez Cirera.
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31 May 19
A cross-party group of UK MPs has called on the chancellor to seek an agreement for a ‘registry of loans’ to governments at this month’s G20 meeting.
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31 May 19
The World Bank has convened an international partnership aimed at boosting energy storage – vital for renewable power - in developing countries.
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30 May 19
Tax havens luring companies engaged in cross-border trade with rock-bottom rates are destroying the century-old global corporate tax system, says an international network.
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29 May 19
Now that we have professionalised the management of debt and the management of interest rates then why not do the same with assets? Financial adviser Dag Detter asks.
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28 May 19
Businesses perform by up to 20% better when they employ more women in top positions, United Nations labour experts have claimed.
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24 May 19
A pledge to ensure artificial intelligence is used to benefit people and the planet is at the heart of pioneering policy guidelines that will set the pace for this evolving technology.
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24 May 19
A global call for progress towards achieving universal health coverage has been made by the decision-making body of the World Health Organization.
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23 May 19
The United Nations has cut its predictions for global growth against a backdrop of unresolved trade tensions, policy uncertainty and weakening business confidence.
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21 May 19
The UK’s new international secretary Rory Stewart has got off to a good start but there is still much he can do to improve the department, says the ODI’s Simon Gill.
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17 May 19
New Zealand will place child poverty, domestic violence, and addressing mental health problems at the heart of its pioneering “wellbeing budget”.
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14 May 19
Lawmakers in Brazil have attempted to curb sweeping anti-corruption powers given to the country’s new justice and public security minister.
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13 May 19
Papua New Guinea is putting transparency and accountability at the heart of the way it manages its extractives sector.
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10 May 19
Global subsidies for fossil fuels remained a staggering $5.2 trillion in 2017 despite growing pressure worldwide to reduce them.
27 Jun 19Governments of G20 countries gathering in Japan for a summit this week have more than doubled the subsidies they provide to coal power plants in just three years.
26 Jun 19Economic leaders at this year’s G20 Summit must support investment in using nature to tackle issues such as climate change, say conservation finance experts Margaret Kuhlow and Andrew Deutz....
21 Jun 19Concentrating UK aid on large middle-income countries risks reducing the focus on poverty and the government’s new “leaving no one behind” philosophy, a watchdog has said.
21 Jun 19Low- and middle-income countries could save a staggering $4.2trn by ensuring infrastructure is more resilient to natural disasters.
21 Jun 19The sensitivity to shocks of investors in sovereign debt, especially in emerging markets, has grown since 2013 posing a risk of volatility when conditions turn bad.
20 Jun 19Countries must make the teaching profession more attractive to meet a growing demand across the world for high-quality education.
14 Jun 19The eurozone faces a triple threat that has the potential to push the economy deeper into a slump, warns the IMF.
14 Jun 19Unemployment in OECD countries fell to 5.2% in April – below levels at the height of the boom years before the 2007–08 financial crisis.
11 Jun 19The world’s leading economies are edging closer towards a consensus on reforming the global tax system to ensure that multinational corporations pay their fair share.
7 Jun 19“Fundamental weaknesses” in a £735m UK aid fund to help the poorest countries have left it neglecting its international development goals, a watchdog has claimed.
7 Jun 19Annual inflation in OECD countries rose to an average of 2.5% in April, a 0.2% increase from March, the international development organisation has announced.
3 Jun 19Subsidising fossil fuels does not improve people’s lives and will ultimately prove more costly to economies, says the WWF’s Vanessa Perez Cirera.
31 May 19The World Bank has convened an international partnership aimed at boosting energy storage – vital for renewable power - in developing countries.
28 May 19Businesses perform by up to 20% better when they employ more women in top positions, United Nations labour experts have claimed.
24 May 19A pledge to ensure artificial intelligence is used to benefit people and the planet is at the heart of pioneering policy guidelines that will set the pace for this evolving technology.
24 May 19A global call for progress towards achieving universal health coverage has been made by the decision-making body of the World Health Organization.
17 May 19New Zealand will place child poverty, domestic violence, and addressing mental health problems at the heart of its pioneering “wellbeing budget”.
14 May 19Lawmakers in Brazil have attempted to curb sweeping anti-corruption powers given to the country’s new justice and public security minister.
13 May 19Papua New Guinea is putting transparency and accountability at the heart of the way it manages its extractives sector.
10 May 19Global subsidies for fossil fuels remained a staggering $5.2 trillion in 2017 despite growing pressure worldwide to reduce them.
