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20 Feb 19
Zambia’s Finance Ministry will clean up its payroll system in order to remove ‘ghost workers’ and reduce the public service wage bill.
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19 Feb 19
The UK government is to give a £47m package of support to developing countries to boost their tax systems.
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18 Feb 19
Saudi Arabia has promised investment deals worth $20bn with Pakistan to help boost its struggling economy.
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12 Feb 19
Health organisations are appealing for international donors to help raise $43.5m, which they say is needed to provide treatment for people affected by conflict in Libya.
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7 Feb 19
Saudi Arabia has set up a new office to monitor public spending, despite ending its official crackdown on corruption.
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7 Feb 19
Government spending in south African country Lesotho – including on public sector wages – requires tighter controls amid a lack of incoming cash, the IMF has warned.
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1 Feb 19
The UK has become the first donor to a new fund aimed at reviving Iraq’s economy and rebuilding damaged hospitals, schools and infrastructure.
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1 Feb 19
Zimbabwe’s main teaching union has given the government an ultimatum in a pay dispute by threatening to strike next Tuesday if no progress is made.
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30 Jan 19
Saudi Arabia has suspended 126 local government workers from various municipalities on corruption charges, the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs has said.
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30 Jan 19
Iran is facing its biggest economic pressures for 40 years in the face of US sanctions, the country’s president has said.
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29 Jan 19
Qatar is to give Gaza $20m in humanitarian aid through the United Nations in an effort to boost the economy and create jobs.
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21 Jan 19
South Africa has confirmed it rejected a request to give Zimbabwe a $1.2bn emergency loan in December.
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17 Jan 19
A number of people have been killed and hundreds have been arrested during protests in Zimbabwe after the government announced fuel price hikes.
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16 Jan 19
Lebanon is exploring new ways to manage its public debt as part of wider public finance reform plans, it has been reported.
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15 Jan 19
South Africa has recently been plagued by controlled power cuts organised by the single, state-owned electricity provider Eskom - a firm integral to the country’s economy but mired in accusations of...
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14 Jan 19
A proposal by the government of Zimbabwe to raise civil servants’ pay by 10% has been rejected by public service unions.
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10 Jan 19
Doctors in Zimbabwe have ended a 40-day strike over better working conditions and pay without a set deal as negotiations continue, their union has said.
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7 Jan 19
Zambia’s accountant general has vowed to crackdown on public sector accountants found to be abusing taxpayers’ money and not “serving the nation”.
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4 Jan 19
The government of Zimbabwe has started laying off thousands of civil servants from its youth ministry in order to address the country’s finances and lower the public sector wage bill.
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3 Jan 19
Teachers in Tunisia have continued their strike over benefits and educational reforms after the winter break.
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3 Jan 19
Uganda’s budget deficit could narrow to 6% of gross domestic product in the next year due to investment in large hydropower projects, it has been reported.
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2 Jan 19
The Lebanese prime minister-designate is “determined” to form a government and tackle the country’s economic issues amid political wrangling over cabinet seats.
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19 Dec 18
The Islamic Development Bank has approved $281.55m for development projects in its member states, it announced this week.
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19 Dec 18
The UK has pledged £100m extra funding to renewable energy projects in Africa giving hundreds of thousands access to electricity, the government has announced.
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19 Dec 18
The Saudi Arabian government has announced its biggest-ever budget, with a 7% spending increase next year, to boost economic growth.
20 Feb 19Zambia’s Finance Ministry will clean up its payroll system in order to remove ‘ghost workers’ and reduce the public service wage bill.
19 Feb 19The UK government is to give a £47m package of support to developing countries to boost their tax systems.
18 Feb 19Saudi Arabia has promised investment deals worth $20bn with Pakistan to help boost its struggling economy.
12 Feb 19Health organisations are appealing for international donors to help raise $43.5m, which they say is needed to provide treatment for people affected by conflict in Libya.
7 Feb 19Saudi Arabia has set up a new office to monitor public spending, despite ending its official crackdown on corruption.
7 Feb 19Government spending in south African country Lesotho – including on public sector wages – requires tighter controls amid a lack of incoming cash, the IMF has warned.
1 Feb 19The UK has become the first donor to a new fund aimed at reviving Iraq’s economy and rebuilding damaged hospitals, schools and infrastructure.
1 Feb 19Zimbabwe’s main teaching union has given the government an ultimatum in a pay dispute by threatening to strike next Tuesday if no progress is made.
30 Jan 19Iran is facing its biggest economic pressures for 40 years in the face of US sanctions, the country’s president has said.
29 Jan 19Qatar is to give Gaza $20m in humanitarian aid through the United Nations in an effort to boost the economy and create jobs.
21 Jan 19South Africa has confirmed it rejected a request to give Zimbabwe a $1.2bn emergency loan in December.
17 Jan 19A number of people have been killed and hundreds have been arrested during protests in Zimbabwe after the government announced fuel price hikes.
16 Jan 19Lebanon is exploring new ways to manage its public debt as part of wider public finance reform plans, it has been reported.
15 Jan 19South Africa has recently been plagued by controlled power cuts organised by the single, state-owned electricity provider Eskom - a firm integral to the country’s economy but mired in accusations of...
10 Jan 19Doctors in Zimbabwe have ended a 40-day strike over better working conditions and pay without a set deal as negotiations continue, their union has said.
3 Jan 19Teachers in Tunisia have continued their strike over benefits and educational reforms after the winter break.
3 Jan 19Uganda’s budget deficit could narrow to 6% of gross domestic product in the next year due to investment in large hydropower projects, it has been reported.
19 Dec 18The Islamic Development Bank has approved $281.55m for development projects in its member states, it announced this week.
19 Dec 18The UK has pledged £100m extra funding to renewable energy projects in Africa giving hundreds of thousands access to electricity, the government has announced.
