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7 Jun 18
Irresponsible banks should be made to pay for reckless lending, with the costs of crises shared between borrower and lender, says Tim Jones of the Jubilee Debt Campaign.
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7 Jun 18
A new £9.8m project to improve education by bringing together teachers from around the world has been launched today.
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7 Jun 18
Global economic growth alone is not enough to end extreme poverty in some parts of the world, the head of the World Bank has warned.
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6 Jun 18
Gender budgeting decisions should not be left to finance ministries alone but taken by local governments, state-owned enterprises or line ministries, a public finance expert has told PF International.
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6 Jun 18
Countries are being advised to use official development assistance to support waste-collection services around the world in the battle against plastic pollution.
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5 Jun 18
Global markets need standardised, accessible information about the climate risks faced by investments and businesses, writes the EBRD’s Craig Davies.
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5 Jun 18
UK official development assistance should be more focused on helping the world’s poorest people, MPs have urged today.
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4 Jun 18
The richest countries in the world spend more than $100bn a year on subsidies to support oil, coal and gas, a study has found.
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1 Jun 18
The international trade system must be ‘reshaped’ to forge stronger ties between countries moving towards a common goal, a panel at this year’s OECD Forum has said.
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1 Jun 18
Global reforms are needed to ensure the current strength of the worldwide economy is sustainable as risks are looming, the OECD has warned.
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31 May 18
Countries around the world lost out on $160trn in 2014 because of the differences in earnings between men and women, according to the World Bank.
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31 May 18
The European Union has released €40m in humanitarian aid for Bangladesh and Myanmar in support of the Rohingya people.
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31 May 18
The international tax system is “fundamentally flawed” and countries must work together to fix it, the French president warned yesterday.
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30 May 18
Governments and local authorities need to be more innovative to meet the need for housing, an OECD panel has heard.
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29 May 18
Rachel Grimes is never stumped when asked about global opportunities or why accountancy needs to play with a straight bat. PF International’s Simone Rensch speaks to the outgoing IFAC president.
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29 May 18
Governments must invest more in public services and citizens in order to boost sustainable and inclusive growth and tackle the problem of ‘left-behind’ groups, according to the OECD.
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25 May 18
The EU’s plan to expand its External Investment Plan to finance development projects is not backed up by evidence, writes María José Romero and Isabelle Brachet.
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25 May 18
Developing countries need to have the “basic building blocks” in place before they can make sustainable reforms, the president of a global financial management body has said.
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23 May 18
The European Union has given green light to start free trade deals with Australia and New Zealand.
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22 May 18
Blockchain technology can help fragile states by lowering the fees of remittances but risks ‘opening channels’ for terrorism funding and money laundering, a panel argued yesterday.
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22 May 18
The US president Donald Trump has indicated he wants to use post Brexit trade talks with the UK to push up the price of drugs for the NHS.
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18 May 18
Global growth is “exceeding expectations” but political tension and trade uncertainty could “derail the current upturn”, the United Nations has warned.
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18 May 18
The European Union will increase spending for education in emergencies to 10% of its overall humanitarian aid budget from 2019.
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17 May 18
The world’s poorest countries could gain $350bn by 2030 by investing more in preventing and treating chronic diseases, according to the World Health Organization.
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15 May 18
Introducing Nordic-style ‘family-friendly’ policies can help countries to boost economic growth, according to the OECD.
7 Jun 18Irresponsible banks should be made to pay for reckless lending, with the costs of crises shared between borrower and lender, says Tim Jones of the Jubilee Debt Campaign.
7 Jun 18A new £9.8m project to improve education by bringing together teachers from around the world has been launched today.
7 Jun 18Global economic growth alone is not enough to end extreme poverty in some parts of the world, the head of the World Bank has warned.
6 Jun 18Gender budgeting decisions should not be left to finance ministries alone but taken by local governments, state-owned enterprises or line ministries, a public finance expert has told PF International.
6 Jun 18Countries are being advised to use official development assistance to support waste-collection services around the world in the battle against plastic pollution.
5 Jun 18Global markets need standardised, accessible information about the climate risks faced by investments and businesses, writes the EBRD’s Craig Davies.
5 Jun 18UK official development assistance should be more focused on helping the world’s poorest people, MPs have urged today.
4 Jun 18The richest countries in the world spend more than $100bn a year on subsidies to support oil, coal and gas, a study has found.
1 Jun 18The international trade system must be ‘reshaped’ to forge stronger ties between countries moving towards a common goal, a panel at this year’s OECD Forum has said.
1 Jun 18Global reforms are needed to ensure the current strength of the worldwide economy is sustainable as risks are looming, the OECD has warned.
31 May 18Countries around the world lost out on $160trn in 2014 because of the differences in earnings between men and women, according to the World Bank.
31 May 18The European Union has released €40m in humanitarian aid for Bangladesh and Myanmar in support of the Rohingya people.
31 May 18The international tax system is “fundamentally flawed” and countries must work together to fix it, the French president warned yesterday.
30 May 18Governments and local authorities need to be more innovative to meet the need for housing, an OECD panel has heard.
29 May 18Rachel Grimes is never stumped when asked about global opportunities or why accountancy needs to play with a straight bat. PF International’s Simone Rensch speaks to the outgoing IFAC president.
29 May 18Governments must invest more in public services and citizens in order to boost sustainable and inclusive growth and tackle the problem of ‘left-behind’ groups, according to the OECD.
25 May 18The EU’s plan to expand its External Investment Plan to finance development projects is not backed up by evidence, writes María José Romero and Isabelle Brachet.
23 May 18The European Union has given green light to start free trade deals with Australia and New Zealand.
22 May 18Blockchain technology can help fragile states by lowering the fees of remittances but risks ‘opening channels’ for terrorism funding and money laundering, a panel argued yesterday.
22 May 18The US president Donald Trump has indicated he wants to use post Brexit trade talks with the UK to push up the price of drugs for the NHS.
18 May 18Global growth is “exceeding expectations” but political tension and trade uncertainty could “derail the current upturn”, the United Nations has warned.
18 May 18The European Union will increase spending for education in emergencies to 10% of its overall humanitarian aid budget from 2019.
15 May 18Introducing Nordic-style ‘family-friendly’ policies can help countries to boost economic growth, according to the OECD.
