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26 Jul 18
The US will give $45m to Egypt to help with its economic reforms and give a boost to health, education, governance and agriculture.
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25 Jul 18
International Monetary Fund’s chief economist Maurice Obstfeld will retire in December after more than three years in the role.
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25 Jul 18
The US has pledged to give an additional $170m in humanitarian assistance to refugees in Ethiopia.
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24 Jul 18
Public sector accountants are in the front line of the battle against corruption, a global accountancy body spearheading a new anti-graft initiative has told PF International.
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24 Jul 18
Rwanda has signed loan agreements worth more than $300m with China and India to fund road building and develop irrigation, officials have said.
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24 Jul 18
The UK will help Nigeria to build a sustainable economy and enable rural communities to become self-sufficient, Britain’s international development secretary has pledged.
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24 Jul 18
China could open up its economy if it chooses to, the head of the European Commission has said in a bid to defuse an escalating trade war.
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24 Jul 18
G20 finance ministers have agreed to prioritise policies that will help people cope with technological change and the future of work.
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24 Jul 18
Public private partnerships need to be managed actively and effectively throughout the life of the contract if value is to be realised, says Morag Baird of the Global Infrastructure Hub
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20 Jul 18
The World Bank and its development partners have launched a $12m fund to help countries increase government transparency and boost public participation.
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19 Jul 18
The G20 is encouraging the public sector to improve oversight and management of public-private partnerships that are up and running.
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18 Jul 18
The European Union and Japan today signed one of the world’s biggest free trade deals between economies that together account for nearly a third of global gross domestic product.
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17 Jul 18
Employment was up across the OECD countries in the first quarter of this year, according to statistics published today.
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17 Jul 18
Rising trade tensions between the US and the rest of the world could cost the global economy hundreds of billions of dollars, the International Monetary Fund has warned.
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17 Jul 18
The UK Department for International Development must remain focused on reducing poverty to ensure its trade-led development strategy does not harm the world’s most vulnerable people, says a group of...
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16 Jul 18
A trade deal between the UK and the US will “absolutely be possible”, president Donald Trump has said in a news conference with the British prime minister.
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13 Jul 18
The public sector is not widely adopting blockchain because of a lack of policies to support the technology, the director of a software company has told a conference.
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13 Jul 18
While there is a desire to continue providing international aid, it is important the EU and UK do not reduce their Official Development Assistance because of Brexit, say campaigners Nasim Salad and...
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13 Jul 18
China’s president Xi Jinping has pledged $20bn in loans and $1.6bn in aid to countries in the Middle East to revive economic growth.
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10 Jul 18
The European Commission has approved €90.5m to improve border management and the protection of migrants in North Africa.
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9 Jul 18
Updating the way Official Development Assistance is recorded could change – and even save – lives in some of the poorest places in the world, says Eurodad's Polly Meeks.
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6 Jul 18
The IMF must rethink its loan conditions to put stronger focus on protecting human rights, tackling inequality and backing sustainable development, according to a coalition of economists, academics...
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5 Jul 18
Poor quality health services are increasing the number of avoidable illness cases and driving up health costs globally, a joint report has warned.
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5 Jul 18
France and Nigeria have signed agreements for $475m worth of financing to help the African country with its development.
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3 Jul 18
Tax enforcement bodies from five countries across the world have joined forces to battle against international tax crime and money laundering.