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29 May 18
Fragile states need help to ensure they have the policymaking and public administration capacity to move forward – not just handouts, Sierra Leone’s former finance minister has said.
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25 May 18
The EU’s plan to expand its External Investment Plan to finance development projects is not backed up by evidence, writes María José Romero and Isabelle Brachet.
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25 May 18
The European Bank of Reconstruction and Development will share its climate-related financial information in its investments for the first time this year.
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25 May 18
The Asian Development Bank and the government of Laos have signed a $30m grant to improve the health sector and its financial management.
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25 May 18
Developing countries need to have the “basic building blocks” in place before they can make sustainable reforms, the president of a global financial management body has said.
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25 May 18
The Nepalese government is working on improving governance to boost development and social transformation as part of its attempt to move away from ‘developed country status’.
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24 May 18
The EU could spend less on green policies in 2021-27 than promised by the European Commission, a climate change campaigning group has warned.
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24 May 18
One third of the Asian Development Bank’s programmes are unlikely to be sustainable after they have been completed, the bank’s independent evaluation department has said.
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23 May 18
Africa must focus more on industrialisation to boost economic development, the president of the African Development Bank has said.
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22 May 18
Blockchain technology can help fragile states by lowering the fees of remittances but risks ‘opening channels’ for terrorism funding and money laundering, a panel argued yesterday.
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22 May 18
The Zimbabwean government needs to regain the trust of the people to achieve its aim of creating a ‘cashless society’, an Overseas Development Institute research fellow has told PF International.
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22 May 18
Donald Trump has accused the UK of “freeloading” because the NHS is able to secure better prices for US drugs than the fragmented insurance-based system in the States. Consultant Neil Clothier...
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17 May 18
The world’s poorest countries could gain $350bn by 2030 by investing more in preventing and treating chronic diseases, according to the World Health Organization.
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17 May 18
The UK has given Malawi £11.9m worth of educational buildings to improve primary and secondary schools.
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14 May 18
Lenders and borrowers must be “more responsible” as debt crises are growing across the globe, a charity has warned.
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14 May 18
The European Commission has released €1.5m in emergency humanitarian funding to help victims of Kenya’s ongoing floods.
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14 May 18
Zimbabwe’s central bank has banned cryptocurrency trading and processing, its governor has said.
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11 May 18
Technology is reshaping how governments raise and spend money, says a group from the IMF’s fiscal affairs department.
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11 May 18
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will boost its activities in support of the global sustainable development goals.
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11 May 18
Governments around the world must make tax breaks and other incentives more transparent and “public revenue positive”, development organisations have urged.
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10 May 18
The world should look to the disasters of the past to help it prepare for the future, the World Bank has said.
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10 May 18
Argentina is seeking emergency help from the International Monetary Fund in a bid to strengthen and stabilise its economy.
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9 May 18
New Zealand will boost its overseas development spending by NZ$714.2m to respond to global emergencies and issues.
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9 May 18
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is providing financing to build the largest solar plant in Mongolia.
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8 May 18
Portugal should invest more in adult learning to boost growth and social well-being, the OECD has said.
29 May 18Fragile states need help to ensure they have the policymaking and public administration capacity to move forward – not just handouts, Sierra Leone’s former finance minister has said.
25 May 18The EU’s plan to expand its External Investment Plan to finance development projects is not backed up by evidence, writes María José Romero and Isabelle Brachet.
25 May 18The European Bank of Reconstruction and Development will share its climate-related financial information in its investments for the first time this year.
25 May 18The Asian Development Bank and the government of Laos have signed a $30m grant to improve the health sector and its financial management.
25 May 18Developing countries need to have the “basic building blocks” in place before they can make sustainable reforms, the president of a global financial management body has said.
25 May 18The Nepalese government is working on improving governance to boost development and social transformation as part of its attempt to move away from ‘developed country status’.
24 May 18The EU could spend less on green policies in 2021-27 than promised by the European Commission, a climate change campaigning group has warned.
24 May 18One third of the Asian Development Bank’s programmes are unlikely to be sustainable after they have been completed, the bank’s independent evaluation department has said.
23 May 18Africa must focus more on industrialisation to boost economic development, the president of the African Development Bank has said.
22 May 18Blockchain technology can help fragile states by lowering the fees of remittances but risks ‘opening channels’ for terrorism funding and money laundering, a panel argued yesterday.
22 May 18The Zimbabwean government needs to regain the trust of the people to achieve its aim of creating a ‘cashless society’, an Overseas Development Institute research fellow has told PF International.
22 May 18Donald Trump has accused the UK of “freeloading” because the NHS is able to secure better prices for US drugs than the fragmented insurance-based system in the States. Consultant Neil Clothier...
17 May 18The UK has given Malawi £11.9m worth of educational buildings to improve primary and secondary schools.
14 May 18The European Commission has released €1.5m in emergency humanitarian funding to help victims of Kenya’s ongoing floods.
14 May 18Zimbabwe’s central bank has banned cryptocurrency trading and processing, its governor has said.
11 May 18Technology is reshaping how governments raise and spend money, says a group from the IMF’s fiscal affairs department.
11 May 18The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will boost its activities in support of the global sustainable development goals.
11 May 18Governments around the world must make tax breaks and other incentives more transparent and “public revenue positive”, development organisations have urged.
10 May 18The world should look to the disasters of the past to help it prepare for the future, the World Bank has said.
10 May 18Argentina is seeking emergency help from the International Monetary Fund in a bid to strengthen and stabilise its economy.
9 May 18New Zealand will boost its overseas development spending by NZ$714.2m to respond to global emergencies and issues.
9 May 18The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is providing financing to build the largest solar plant in Mongolia.
8 May 18Portugal should invest more in adult learning to boost growth and social well-being, the OECD has said.
