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27 Oct 16
The United Nations has called for action to tackle what it called the mounting sovereign debt crises in many developing countries, which put achievement of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals at...
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25 Oct 16
The coal industry has made false claims about the fuel’s role in combating poverty, three international aid bodies have said.
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24 Oct 16
The United Nations has adopted an action plan to guide international policy on managing cities for the coming decades.
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24 Oct 16
Brazil, Guernsey, Jersey, the Isle of Man and Latvia have signed the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (MCAA) for the automatic exchange of country-by-country reports on tax matters.
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19 Oct 16
Innovative financing solutions will need to be developed in order to meet the New Urban Agenda adopted at the UN-backed Habitat III conference in Quito, Ecuador, this week.
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19 Oct 16
Private companies that become involved in development and aid programmes need to be made accountable to wider society and not just to their shareholders, Malawi’s finance minister has said.
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18 Oct 16
Greater global cooperation through carbon trading could reduce the cost of climate change mitigation by 32% by 2030, according to a World Bank report.
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17 Oct 16
Using aid to mobilise trillions in private money is a hot and hugely controversial topic. Such aid is no different from any other kind: it can be well spent or badly spent and should meet basic...
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14 Oct 16
Governments across the world have been urged to consider new ways to provide public services, housing and transport in cities following a review that found they have higher rates of inequality than...
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14 Oct 16
Natural disasters pose the greatest risk to cities in an increasingly urbanised world, and could cost $314bn worldwide each year by 2030, the World Bank has warned.
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14 Oct 16
Former Portuguese prime minister António Guterres will become United Nations secretary-general on 31 December following endorsement from the organisation’s general assembly yesterday.
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12 Oct 16
The United Nations is to launch a new platform dedicated to scaling up public-private partnerships and other financial innovations with a view to channelling funding toward the Sustainable...
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12 Oct 16
Governments everywhere should tax sugary drinks in order to reduce the 11 million deaths every year linked to unhealthy diets, the World Health Organisation has said.
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11 Oct 16
Civic leaders are increasingly taking on the responsibility for sourcing city energy supplies to secure a clean energy future for citizens, a report by Arup has found.
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10 Oct 16
International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde has outlined the policies she believes are needed to foster inclusive growth as the world enters a new, digital age.
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10 Oct 16
The global monetary system is ill-equipped to handle today’s key challenges, a panel of Asian economists has warned.
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7 Oct 16
United Nations human rights experts have urged governments to eliminate tax secrecy and offshore tax evasion after a fresh tax leak named the directors of several secretive firms in the Bahamas.
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7 Oct 16
The International Federation of Accountants has done the best work to build the capacity of professional accountancy organisations around the world this year, judges at an awards ceremony decided...
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7 Oct 16
Olympic host countries are all too keen to show off how amazing their technology is. And their innovations should make other cities better places to live
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7 Oct 16
International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde has launched another attack on the “economic malpractice” of protectionism amid growing fears of a worldwide backlash against...
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6 Oct 16
The world will need another 69 million teachers if every child is to have the opportunity to go to school by 2030, the United Nations has warned.
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6 Oct 16
The world’s “unprecedented” and “unsustainable” $152tn debt mountain must be urgently tackled before it triggers another, deeper global economic crisis, the International Monetary Fund has stressed.
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6 Oct 16
Former Portuguese prime minister António Guterres is to be the next United Nations secretary general, the organisation’s security council have agreed.
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5 Oct 16
Governments around the world are spending more on tackling climate change, mostly in their own countries, according to the Climate Policy Initiative.
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5 Oct 16
The world’s youngest children suffer the most from the impact of extreme poverty, a joint report from UNICEF and the World Bank has found.
27 Oct 16The United Nations has called for action to tackle what it called the mounting sovereign debt crises in many developing countries, which put achievement of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals at...
25 Oct 16The coal industry has made false claims about the fuel’s role in combating poverty, three international aid bodies have said.
24 Oct 16The United Nations has adopted an action plan to guide international policy on managing cities for the coming decades.
24 Oct 16Brazil, Guernsey, Jersey, the Isle of Man and Latvia have signed the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (MCAA) for the automatic exchange of country-by-country reports on tax matters.
19 Oct 16Innovative financing solutions will need to be developed in order to meet the New Urban Agenda adopted at the UN-backed Habitat III conference in Quito, Ecuador, this week.
19 Oct 16Private companies that become involved in development and aid programmes need to be made accountable to wider society and not just to their shareholders, Malawi’s finance minister has said.
17 Oct 16Using aid to mobilise trillions in private money is a hot and hugely controversial topic. Such aid is no different from any other kind: it can be well spent or badly spent and should meet basic...
14 Oct 16Governments across the world have been urged to consider new ways to provide public services, housing and transport in cities following a review that found they have higher rates of inequality than...
14 Oct 16Natural disasters pose the greatest risk to cities in an increasingly urbanised world, and could cost $314bn worldwide each year by 2030, the World Bank has warned.
14 Oct 16Former Portuguese prime minister António Guterres will become United Nations secretary-general on 31 December following endorsement from the organisation’s general assembly yesterday.
12 Oct 16The United Nations is to launch a new platform dedicated to scaling up public-private partnerships and other financial innovations with a view to channelling funding toward the Sustainable...
12 Oct 16Governments everywhere should tax sugary drinks in order to reduce the 11 million deaths every year linked to unhealthy diets, the World Health Organisation has said.
11 Oct 16Civic leaders are increasingly taking on the responsibility for sourcing city energy supplies to secure a clean energy future for citizens, a report by Arup has found.
10 Oct 16International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde has outlined the policies she believes are needed to foster inclusive growth as the world enters a new, digital age.
10 Oct 16The global monetary system is ill-equipped to handle today’s key challenges, a panel of Asian economists has warned.
7 Oct 16United Nations human rights experts have urged governments to eliminate tax secrecy and offshore tax evasion after a fresh tax leak named the directors of several secretive firms in the Bahamas.
7 Oct 16The International Federation of Accountants has done the best work to build the capacity of professional accountancy organisations around the world this year, judges at an awards ceremony decided...
7 Oct 16Olympic host countries are all too keen to show off how amazing their technology is. And their innovations should make other cities better places to live
7 Oct 16International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde has launched another attack on the “economic malpractice” of protectionism amid growing fears of a worldwide backlash against...
6 Oct 16The world will need another 69 million teachers if every child is to have the opportunity to go to school by 2030, the United Nations has warned.
6 Oct 16The world’s “unprecedented” and “unsustainable” $152tn debt mountain must be urgently tackled before it triggers another, deeper global economic crisis, the International Monetary Fund has stressed.
6 Oct 16Former Portuguese prime minister António Guterres is to be the next United Nations secretary general, the organisation’s security council have agreed.
5 Oct 16Governments around the world are spending more on tackling climate change, mostly in their own countries, according to the Climate Policy Initiative.
5 Oct 16The world’s youngest children suffer the most from the impact of extreme poverty, a joint report from UNICEF and the World Bank has found.
