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31 Jan 19
Multilateral banks need a “dramatic” overhaul of strategies to achieve global goals by 2030, warns the head of the Islamic Development Bank.
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29 Jan 19
Russia’s finance ministry has called upon Venezuela to make its next scheduled debt repayment to the country on time.
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29 Jan 19
A continued failure to tackle corruption in the public sector is leading to a “crisis of democracy” around the world, Transparency International has warned.
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29 Jan 19
Heavily indebted governments can act now to lessen the risks they face, argue IMF's Martin Mühleisen and Mark Flanagan.
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29 Jan 19
A lack of political will on climate change poses a “systemic threat” to the global economy, the head of the United Nations has warned.
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25 Jan 19
Aid contributions must rise and be targeted to the places and sectors where they will really make a difference, says Development Initiatives’ Cecilia Caio.
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25 Jan 19
Low- and middle-income countries need to improve public financial management to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and get the most value for money, IMF chief Christine Lagarde has said.
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25 Jan 19
Countries have been called on to donate billions of dollars of funding to an international not-for-profit to help it fight infectious diseases across the globe.
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24 Jan 19
The world’s richest countries spent just over 20% of their GDP on average on social welfare last year, the OECD has revealed.
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23 Jan 19
The UK is giving £2.5m to support the United Nation’s peace process in the war-torn country of Yemen.
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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.
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22 Jan 19
The World Bank will ramp up its climate financing to $50bn over the next five years, which will be more than double the grants and loans it has given annually since 2015.
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22 Jan 19
Taxes paid by companies remain a key source of revenue for governments around the world, despite falling rates over the past two decades, the OECD has found.
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22 Jan 19
A 1% tax increase on the world’s richest people could help governments fund public services, which would reduce poverty and inequality, Oxfam has said.
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21 Jan 19
World leaders should immediately work to end the tensions in their countries that are impacting on the global economy, the IMF’s chief economist has urged.
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17 Jan 19
The change in World Bank president presents an opportunity to appoint someone who will implement global development goals, say Eurodad’s Maria Jose Romero and Cecilia Gondard.
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15 Jan 19
Countries need to allocate more money into budgets that support the integration of refugees into the workforce and society, the OECD has urged.
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11 Jan 19
China has said talks with the US this week “laid the foundations” to resolve the ongoing trade war.
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9 Jan 19
The World Bank has called on developing countries to prioritise “effective public spending” as growth stalls amid rising borrowing costs and global trade tensions.
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8 Jan 19
World Bank president Jim Yong Kim has resigned from his post three years before he was due to leave.
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7 Jan 19
Simone Rensch looks at whether state-backed digital currencies are the future and cash a thing of the past.
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4 Jan 19
The US and China are due to hold talks next week in an attempt to ease the ongoing trade war.
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3 Jan 19
Rising borrowing costs for developing countries should be tackled to avoid a “full-blown debt crisis”, campaigners have warned.
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19 Dec 18
The UK has pledged £100m extra funding to renewable energy projects in Africa giving hundreds of thousands access to electricity, the government has announced.
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17 Dec 18
Brexit will be a “unique opportunity” for the UK to work with international partners to combat corruption.