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20 Mar 18
The Asian Development Bank has signed a $260m loan agreement with Pakistan to improve its power transmission network.
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16 Mar 18
Our international reporter Simone Rensch finds out why green bonds are going from a marginal financing tool to becoming mainstream.
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16 Mar 18
South Sudan has appointed a new finance minister to deal with the economic struggles of the conflict-hit country.
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16 Mar 18
The International Monetary Fund has approved a three-year $157m arrangement to support Burkina Faso’s economic and financial reforms.
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15 Mar 18
Germany’s gender pay gap remains unchanged, with women earning 21% less than men last year, the Federal Statistics Office has said.
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14 Mar 18
European Union funding to help Turkey prepare itself for EU membership has had only a “limited effect”, auditors have found.
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12 Mar 18
Ghana should improve revenue collection and reduce spending cuts to achieve fiscal targets, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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12 Mar 18
The UK and Saudi Arabia are to partner up to boost economic development and infrastructure in some of the world’s poorest drought and conflict-hit countries.
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9 Mar 18
The UK will pay £700,000 for a new wing in one of Nigeria’s prisons to help free up space in British jails, Boris Johnson has announced.
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8 Mar 18
Afghanistan has strongly improved its health outcomes despite continuing insecurity but still has a “long way to go”, the World Bank has said.
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8 Mar 18
Funds from Hong Kong’s sovereign green bonds programme – the world’s largest – might be used for ‘white elephant’ projects, an environmental group has warned.
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8 Mar 18
Investing more in school meals in West Africa is a “win-win opportunity” for governments to create more local jobs in agriculture and improve the future of children, the United Nations has said.
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7 Mar 18
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has agreed a five-year strategy to guide its investment and policy work in Serbia.
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28 Feb 18
The European Commission has approved a €70m public support scheme for electric buses and infrastructure in Germany.
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27 Feb 18
Thailand and the World Bank have agreed to work together to promote awareness of the digital economy and adopt digital transformation in both the public and private sectors.
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26 Feb 18
The Asian Development Bank has signed a $84m loan agreement with India to finance water supply improvements and urban services.
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22 Feb 18
The Asian Development Bank has approved a total of $360m in loans to help reform the railway system in Bangladesh.
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22 Feb 18
It’s a paradox, but aid can undermine state building efforts in recipient countries. Maia King considers how this conundrum can be solved.
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21 Feb 18
The UK will withhold funding from the United Nations if it does not take action amid accusations of employee sexual misconduct, the secretary for international development has warned.
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21 Feb 18
Venezuela’s new cryptocurrency raised $735m in the first day of a pre-sale, president Nicolas Maduro said yesterday.
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20 Feb 18
Indonesia has to create more ‘quality jobs’ to increase productivity and competitiveness for sustained and inclusive growth, an Asian Development Bank study has shown.
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15 Feb 18
The US shows it is not as keen on free-market competition as it might like to appear in its attitude to China's investment in Latin America, writes Gavin O'Toole.
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15 Feb 18
Gulf nations have pledged $30bn to Iraq at a conference this week, which was organised to discuss the reconstruct of the war-torn country’s economy.
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12 Feb 18
The Asian Development Bank has signed an agreement with Bangladesh’s Eastern Bank for a $20m loan to support the country’s textile and garment sectors, two of the major contributors to its growth.
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6 Feb 18
The world has made improvements in the empowerment of women over the past 40 years but countries still have a long way to go and should mainstream gender budgeting, says the IMF’s Christine Lagarde....
20 Mar 18The Asian Development Bank has signed a $260m loan agreement with Pakistan to improve its power transmission network.
16 Mar 18Our international reporter Simone Rensch finds out why green bonds are going from a marginal financing tool to becoming mainstream.
16 Mar 18South Sudan has appointed a new finance minister to deal with the economic struggles of the conflict-hit country.
16 Mar 18The International Monetary Fund has approved a three-year $157m arrangement to support Burkina Faso’s economic and financial reforms.
15 Mar 18Germany’s gender pay gap remains unchanged, with women earning 21% less than men last year, the Federal Statistics Office has said.
14 Mar 18European Union funding to help Turkey prepare itself for EU membership has had only a “limited effect”, auditors have found.
12 Mar 18Ghana should improve revenue collection and reduce spending cuts to achieve fiscal targets, the International Monetary Fund has said.
12 Mar 18The UK and Saudi Arabia are to partner up to boost economic development and infrastructure in some of the world’s poorest drought and conflict-hit countries.
9 Mar 18The UK will pay £700,000 for a new wing in one of Nigeria’s prisons to help free up space in British jails, Boris Johnson has announced.
8 Mar 18Afghanistan has strongly improved its health outcomes despite continuing insecurity but still has a “long way to go”, the World Bank has said.
8 Mar 18Funds from Hong Kong’s sovereign green bonds programme – the world’s largest – might be used for ‘white elephant’ projects, an environmental group has warned.
8 Mar 18Investing more in school meals in West Africa is a “win-win opportunity” for governments to create more local jobs in agriculture and improve the future of children, the United Nations has said.
7 Mar 18The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has agreed a five-year strategy to guide its investment and policy work in Serbia.
28 Feb 18The European Commission has approved a €70m public support scheme for electric buses and infrastructure in Germany.
27 Feb 18Thailand and the World Bank have agreed to work together to promote awareness of the digital economy and adopt digital transformation in both the public and private sectors.
26 Feb 18The Asian Development Bank has signed a $84m loan agreement with India to finance water supply improvements and urban services.
22 Feb 18The Asian Development Bank has approved a total of $360m in loans to help reform the railway system in Bangladesh.
21 Feb 18The UK will withhold funding from the United Nations if it does not take action amid accusations of employee sexual misconduct, the secretary for international development has warned.
21 Feb 18Venezuela’s new cryptocurrency raised $735m in the first day of a pre-sale, president Nicolas Maduro said yesterday.
20 Feb 18Indonesia has to create more ‘quality jobs’ to increase productivity and competitiveness for sustained and inclusive growth, an Asian Development Bank study has shown.
15 Feb 18The US shows it is not as keen on free-market competition as it might like to appear in its attitude to China's investment in Latin America, writes Gavin O'Toole.
15 Feb 18Gulf nations have pledged $30bn to Iraq at a conference this week, which was organised to discuss the reconstruct of the war-torn country’s economy.
12 Feb 18The Asian Development Bank has signed an agreement with Bangladesh’s Eastern Bank for a $20m loan to support the country’s textile and garment sectors, two of the major contributors to its growth.
