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24 Jan 20
South Africa’s post-apartheid constitution is arguably one of the best in the world, but public money is still not used as well as it could be to improve the lives of women and girls.
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24 Jan 20
But is Zimbabwe any better off since the triumphant scenes that ushered in a new president and ended a 37-year dictatorship?
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23 Jan 20
Sub-Saharan Africa remains the most corrupt region in the world, according to Transparency International.
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21 Jan 20
The UK government will no longer use foreign aid to fund the global coal industry, prime minister Boris Johnson has announced.
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17 Jan 20
Dutch auditors are helping Sudan’s National Audit Chamber to push for better public finance management and stamp out corruption.
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17 Jan 20
A record 45 million people in southern Africa face grave food insecurity, following droughts, flooding and struggling national economies, a UN agency has warned.
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15 Jan 20
A UN official has blasted the Lebanese government for watching the economy collapse, amid a political and financial crisis that has lasted for months.
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14 Jan 20
Inaction on climate change is not an option with island nations especially at risk from its effects, a senior UN official has warned an international conference.
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9 Jan 20
Burdensome debts are forcing poor countries to cut public spending - a situation campaigners have described as a “recipe for disaster”.
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7 Jan 20
Protesters against George Weah’s Liberian government gathered in the capital yesterday, with demonstrators angry at his handling of the struggling economy.
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19 Dec 19
Angola has recovered more than $5bn in stolen assets in 2019 as a result of its efforts to stamp out corruption.
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12 Dec 19
Poverty reduction is slowing in Tanzania despite sustained economic growth, the World Bank has warned.
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12 Dec 19
“Drastic steps” will be taken to restore South Africa’s struggling state-owned enterprises to health, the country’s president has promised.
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9 Dec 19
The Jordanian government has used its draft budget to introduce a stimulus package after three years of austerity.
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2 Dec 19
A city mayor in Kurdistan will lead a regional anti-corruption campaign, he has told reporters.
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26 Nov 19
The sixth consecutive year of sluggish economic growth in South Africa has led IMF economists to call for “decisive” reform.
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26 Nov 19
A new effort to manage the economy, which brings together both sides of the war with international partners, would be an essential step forward in easing the conflict in Libya, writes Chatham House’s...
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26 Nov 19
Saudi Arabia is looking for countries’ sovereign wealth funds to invest in its state-owned oil company as it prepares to list it on the stock market.
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26 Nov 19
Young people in Africa hold the key to the continent’s economic transformation, the chief economist of the African Development Bank has said.
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22 Nov 19
Corruption charges have been filed against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is accused of bribery, fraud and breaches of trust.
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20 Nov 19
African countries must invest in sport to create jobs and boost livelihoods, the president of a Canadian professional basketball team has told an investment forum.
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19 Nov 19
The imminent listing of Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil company on the local stock market could strengthen the government’s finances, according to a ratings agency.
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15 Nov 19
Zimbabwe’s finance minister has unveiled a ZWL$63.6 billion budget aimed at turning the country’s economy around by boosting production and creating jobs.
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8 Nov 19
The World Bank has warned the Lebanese president that poverty could rise by half if the economic situation in the country worsens.
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7 Nov 19
Supporting its non-oil sector will be crucial to support long-term sustainability in the United Arab Emirates, an IMF economist has said.
24 Jan 20South Africa’s post-apartheid constitution is arguably one of the best in the world, but public money is still not used as well as it could be to improve the lives of women and girls.
24 Jan 20But is Zimbabwe any better off since the triumphant scenes that ushered in a new president and ended a 37-year dictatorship?
23 Jan 20Sub-Saharan Africa remains the most corrupt region in the world, according to Transparency International.
21 Jan 20The UK government will no longer use foreign aid to fund the global coal industry, prime minister Boris Johnson has announced.
17 Jan 20Dutch auditors are helping Sudan’s National Audit Chamber to push for better public finance management and stamp out corruption.
17 Jan 20A record 45 million people in southern Africa face grave food insecurity, following droughts, flooding and struggling national economies, a UN agency has warned.
15 Jan 20A UN official has blasted the Lebanese government for watching the economy collapse, amid a political and financial crisis that has lasted for months.
14 Jan 20Inaction on climate change is not an option with island nations especially at risk from its effects, a senior UN official has warned an international conference.
9 Jan 20Burdensome debts are forcing poor countries to cut public spending - a situation campaigners have described as a “recipe for disaster”.
7 Jan 20Protesters against George Weah’s Liberian government gathered in the capital yesterday, with demonstrators angry at his handling of the struggling economy.
19 Dec 19Angola has recovered more than $5bn in stolen assets in 2019 as a result of its efforts to stamp out corruption.
12 Dec 19Poverty reduction is slowing in Tanzania despite sustained economic growth, the World Bank has warned.
12 Dec 19“Drastic steps” will be taken to restore South Africa’s struggling state-owned enterprises to health, the country’s president has promised.
9 Dec 19The Jordanian government has used its draft budget to introduce a stimulus package after three years of austerity.
2 Dec 19A city mayor in Kurdistan will lead a regional anti-corruption campaign, he has told reporters.
26 Nov 19The sixth consecutive year of sluggish economic growth in South Africa has led IMF economists to call for “decisive” reform.
26 Nov 19A new effort to manage the economy, which brings together both sides of the war with international partners, would be an essential step forward in easing the conflict in Libya, writes Chatham House’s...
26 Nov 19Saudi Arabia is looking for countries’ sovereign wealth funds to invest in its state-owned oil company as it prepares to list it on the stock market.
26 Nov 19Young people in Africa hold the key to the continent’s economic transformation, the chief economist of the African Development Bank has said.
22 Nov 19Corruption charges have been filed against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is accused of bribery, fraud and breaches of trust.
20 Nov 19African countries must invest in sport to create jobs and boost livelihoods, the president of a Canadian professional basketball team has told an investment forum.
15 Nov 19Zimbabwe’s finance minister has unveiled a ZWL$63.6 billion budget aimed at turning the country’s economy around by boosting production and creating jobs.
8 Nov 19The World Bank has warned the Lebanese president that poverty could rise by half if the economic situation in the country worsens.
7 Nov 19Supporting its non-oil sector will be crucial to support long-term sustainability in the United Arab Emirates, an IMF economist has said.
