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11 Sep 17
The United Nations and its humanitarian partners have appealed for an extra $106m in aid to help drought victims in Kenya.
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6 Sep 17
Tanzanian president John Magufuli has ordered an anti-corruption watchdog to investigate suspected cases of corruption and fraud in the country.
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5 Sep 17
European Union auditors have praised the first trust fund set up by the EU to assist a developing country.
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1 Sep 17
Large scale theft of public money was among factors that stymied an International Monetary Fund programme to promote growth in Malawi.
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31 Aug 17
Ghana is to receive $94.2m from the International Monetary Fund for a programme that aims to restore debt sustainability and macroeconomic stability and foster a return to high growth and job...
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31 Aug 17
Inadequate water supply and sanitation is costing the Middle East and North Africa region around $21bn a year in economic losses, the World Bank has said.
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31 Aug 17
The United Arab Emirates has opted for what it has said will be one of the world’s lowest value added tax rate when it imposes the tax in January.
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24 Aug 17
Zambia and South Africa intend to collaborate in tax administration, treasury management, revenue collection, trade and revenue leakage prevention.
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24 Aug 17
The World Bank has denied reports that it was financing a €1bn project to electrify a railway in Iran.
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23 Aug 17
The African Development Bank Group has banned China’s Chongqing International Construction Corporation (CICO) from bidding for contracts for at least a year after a corruption probe.
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22 Aug 17
Bahrain urgently requires an additional sizable and frontloaded fiscal adjustment to reduce its large fiscal and external financing needs, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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21 Aug 17
Africa cannot “develop in the dark”, African Development Bank president Akinwumi Adesina has said, explaining the bank’s emphasis on investment in electricity.
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18 Aug 17
More emergency aid from the UK will be sent to Sierra Leone, international development secretary Priti Patel announced today.
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16 Aug 17
The United Nations has released $150,000 in emergency aid relief to Sierra Leone after fatal mudslides in the country, the global organisation announced yesterday.
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15 Aug 17
American senators have urged the US Treasury to use the tools available to it to crack down on corruption in South Sudan, which they say is enabling violence and civil unrest.
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15 Aug 17
The international community must act now to stop the spread of cholera in war-torn Yemen, the UK’s international development secretary has said.
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11 Aug 17
Three Danish pension funds have combined to create a $550m vehicle for infrastructure investments in Africa.
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10 Aug 17
Iraq has positive medium-term growth prospects but remains exposed to significant risks, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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10 Aug 17
Kenyan government officials are denying opposition claims that the election has been hacked, as preliminary results point to a victory for the incumbent president.
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10 Aug 17
The UK government has accepted a set of recommendations to improve the effectiveness of its aid work in Somalia.
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7 Aug 17
Tunisia’s growth is slowly improving, but strong consumption is fuelling inflation and the public sector wage bill is among the world’s highest by proportion of GDP, the International...
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4 Aug 17
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has granted $78m to Somalia and South Sudan for drought resilience and the alleviation of chronic hunger and malnutrition.
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4 Aug 17
Nigeria should act urgently to develop policies to enhance its economic recovery, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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4 Aug 17
The Department for International Development has published a mixed response to a review of its work in Africa by the Independent Commission for Aid Impact.
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27 Jul 17
Uganda has a shortfall of nearly $1.4bn in financing per year, equivalent to 6.5% of its gross domestic product, the World Bank has said.