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14 May 18
Lenders and borrowers must be “more responsible” as debt crises are growing across the globe, a charity has warned.
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11 May 18
Technology is reshaping how governments raise and spend money, says a group from the IMF’s fiscal affairs department.
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11 May 18
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will boost its activities in support of the global sustainable development goals.
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11 May 18
Governments around the world must make tax breaks and other incentives more transparent and “public revenue positive”, development organisations have urged.
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10 May 18
The world should look to the disasters of the past to help it prepare for the future, the World Bank has said.
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8 May 18
Public and the private sector organisations need to be ‘well-aligned’ if partnerships between the two are to be successful, CIPFA’s president has said in Pakistan today.
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8 May 18
The UK has announced £70m fresh humanitarian support for Rohingya people in Bangladesh ahead of heavy rain.
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8 May 18
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development lags behind its counterparts and the private sector in moving away from funding fossil fuels, says think-tank E3G’s Helena Wright.
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8 May 18
The world is unlikely to meet the global energy targets set out in the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, international agencies have said.
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4 May 18
The UK High Court is to hear a campaign group’s appeal against a judgement which allows the UK government to sell arms to Saudi Arabia.
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4 May 18
Universities can provide a significant contribution to the public good and boost a country’s economy, argues the Asian Development Bank’s Erik Bloom.
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4 May 18
President Donald Trump has postponed the imposed steel and aluminium tariffs on Canada, the European Union and Mexico until next month, while others have been exempted completely.
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4 May 18
Government and organisations around the world should do more to ensure accountants are trained to common international standards, an International Federation of Accountants report has said.
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2 May 18
The UK government has finally backed plans to crackdown on ‘dirty money’ and make tax havens more transparent.
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1 May 18
With not-for-profit organisations as worried as the next sector about their life post-Brexit, some have been moving from the UK to a ‘safe hub’ in a bid to protect funding streams. Simone Rensch...
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30 Apr 18
The UK has committed £250m over the next four years to tackling environmental challenges, such as reducing plastic in the oceans and fighting illegal wildlife trade.
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30 Apr 18
Oil prices are forecast to average at $65 a barrel, up from $53 in 2017 as consumer demand and restraint by oil producers have increased.
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27 Apr 18
Countries should look to long-term investments for sustainable development and change their mindset from “short-termism”, United Nation officials have said.
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26 Apr 18
The UK will provide emergency medical support and help protect medical facilities in Syria, international development secretary Penny Mordaunt said yesterday.
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25 Apr 18
France and Germany will press US president Donald Trump to permanently exempt the EU bloc from steel and aluminium tariffs as the leaders meet this week, the EU trade chief has affirmed.
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24 Apr 18
Remittances to low- and middle-income countries rebounded to a record level in 2017 after two years of decline, the World Bank has announced.
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24 Apr 18
The UK has urged global leaders to support a pledge to give the world’s most marginalised girls 12 years of ‘good quality’ education.
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24 Apr 18
CIPFA member and consultant David Goldsworthy reflects on a recent meeting of international accountancy professionals, convened to find ways to boost the profession in fragile and conflict-affected...
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23 Apr 18
Chancellor Philip Hammond has urged meetings of the G7 and International Monetary Fund in Washington to increase action against ‘dirty money’ used to fund rogue regimes and illicit activity.
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20 Apr 18
The world economy faces a “bumpy road” ahead, the International Monetary Fund has warned in its latest global financial stability report.