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26 Jan 18
German chancellor Angela Merkel has said Europe should not complain when countries, like the US, change their tax systems but instead respond by reforming its own.
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10 Oct 17
Governments should change the way they account for minerals receipts to get a true picture of the revenue they bring in, says Rahul Basu and Daryl DaCosta from the Goa Foundation.
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7 Aug 17
The World Bank has issued Mexico with catastrophe bonds worth $360m to protect in against financial losses from earthquakes and tropical cyclones.
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28 Feb 17
Countries across Asia and the Pacific need to spend $1.7tn on infrastructure every year until 2030 to maintain momentum on economic growth and tackle climate change, the Asian Development Bank has...
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23 Aug 16
A mega project to pipe gas from Azerbaijan to Europe both rewards an autocratic regime and promotes a misleading energy model
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26 Jul 16
Delegates at the first annual general meeting of Africa50 held last week have said funds will hit the $1bn mark within the next nine months.
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29 Jun 16
Four new financing instruments aimed at driving billions of dollars for climate change mitigation and adaptation in developing countries are to be tested.
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29 Jun 16
Annual global infrastructure investment could be growing by 5% a year by 2020, despite a lacklustre commodities sector and slowing Chinese growth, finds a new report.
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28 Jun 16
The Asian Development Bank has approved a loan of $600m to help Pakistan reform its public sector, it was announced today.
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9 May 16
Germany should step up its public and private investment to meet infrastructure needs and reduce the country’s large account surplus, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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18 Apr 16
Global development banks have agreed a plan for “unprecedented” cooperation to help close the world’s trillion dollar infrastructure gap following the first ever Global Infrastructure Forum.
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8 Apr 16
A $200m investment agreement has been signed for the initial funding of a pipeline that will deliver 33 billion cubic metres of natural gas annually from Turkmenistan all the way through to India.
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22 Dec 15
The International Monetary Fund is to release a further $10.2m to support the economy in Liberia following the impact of the Ebola virus outbreak and the decline in global commodity prices.
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1 Dec 15
Delegates at a conference in Côte d’Ivoire have called for state fragility to be systematically integrated into infrastructure investments in Africa and for a renewed push for greener,...
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17 Nov 15
New Zealand’s Local Government Funding Agency (LGFA) has listed its first multi-billion dollar local government bond, boosting the country’s debt market by 41%.
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27 Oct 15
Ghana is to use $1bn raised in a recent bond issue to refinance the nation’s existing debts, finance minister Seth Terkper has said.
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26 Oct 15
Angola has launched of $1.5bn worth of sovereign debt bonds in a bid to broaden the range of external finance it can draw on.
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1 Oct 15
Critics say plans to end South Africa’s energy crisis by spending billions on nuclear power are being hatched in the dark
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29 Jun 15
The Chinese-led infrastructure investment bank was officially launched today, as the agreement articles for the institution was signed in by 50 countries
26 Jan 18German chancellor Angela Merkel has said Europe should not complain when countries, like the US, change their tax systems but instead respond by reforming its own.
10 Oct 17Governments should change the way they account for minerals receipts to get a true picture of the revenue they bring in, says Rahul Basu and Daryl DaCosta from the Goa Foundation.
7 Aug 17The World Bank has issued Mexico with catastrophe bonds worth $360m to protect in against financial losses from earthquakes and tropical cyclones.
28 Feb 17Countries across Asia and the Pacific need to spend $1.7tn on infrastructure every year until 2030 to maintain momentum on economic growth and tackle climate change, the Asian Development Bank has...
23 Aug 16A mega project to pipe gas from Azerbaijan to Europe both rewards an autocratic regime and promotes a misleading energy model
26 Jul 16Delegates at the first annual general meeting of Africa50 held last week have said funds will hit the $1bn mark within the next nine months.
29 Jun 16Four new financing instruments aimed at driving billions of dollars for climate change mitigation and adaptation in developing countries are to be tested.
29 Jun 16Annual global infrastructure investment could be growing by 5% a year by 2020, despite a lacklustre commodities sector and slowing Chinese growth, finds a new report.
28 Jun 16The Asian Development Bank has approved a loan of $600m to help Pakistan reform its public sector, it was announced today.
9 May 16Germany should step up its public and private investment to meet infrastructure needs and reduce the country’s large account surplus, the International Monetary Fund has said.
18 Apr 16Global development banks have agreed a plan for “unprecedented” cooperation to help close the world’s trillion dollar infrastructure gap following the first ever Global Infrastructure Forum.
8 Apr 16A $200m investment agreement has been signed for the initial funding of a pipeline that will deliver 33 billion cubic metres of natural gas annually from Turkmenistan all the way through to India.
22 Dec 15The International Monetary Fund is to release a further $10.2m to support the economy in Liberia following the impact of the Ebola virus outbreak and the decline in global commodity prices.
1 Dec 15Delegates at a conference in Côte d’Ivoire have called for state fragility to be systematically integrated into infrastructure investments in Africa and for a renewed push for greener,...
17 Nov 15New Zealand’s Local Government Funding Agency (LGFA) has listed its first multi-billion dollar local government bond, boosting the country’s debt market by 41%.
27 Oct 15Ghana is to use $1bn raised in a recent bond issue to refinance the nation’s existing debts, finance minister Seth Terkper has said.
26 Oct 15Angola has launched of $1.5bn worth of sovereign debt bonds in a bid to broaden the range of external finance it can draw on.
1 Oct 15Critics say plans to end South Africa’s energy crisis by spending billions on nuclear power are being hatched in the dark
29 Jun 15The Chinese-led infrastructure investment bank was officially launched today, as the agreement articles for the institution was signed in by 50 countries
