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16 Mar 21
Asia-Pacific nations must refocus their efforts on achieving sustainable development goals, according to the Asian Development Bank.
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11 Mar 21
China will look to expand its middle class while continuing to open up its economy to trade, state media reported following the adoption of the country’s latest five-year plan.
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2 Mar 21
The international community has pledged less than half of what the United Nations said it needs to address the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, according to the organisation’s secretary-general António...
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9 Feb 21
State-owned oil companies risk wasting $400bn on oil and gas projects that will only break even if the world fails to meet the Paris agreement climate goals, according to a report from an NGO.
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2 Feb 21
The European Union must rethink its strategy for getting people out of poverty after failing to meet its own targets during the past decade, a United Nations official has said following a visit to...
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28 Jan 21
A US council that took funding away from its police department in the wake of Black Lives Matter protests is to use some of that money to provide services to homeless people.
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26 Jan 21
Economic recovery from Covid-19 will depend on renewed investment in education, the Asian Development Bank has told governments in the Asia Pacific region.
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15 Dec 20
The global debt crisis is making it difficult for development banks to help countries through the pandemic, with money going to creditors rather than public services, the World Bank’s managing...
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4 Dec 20
One-in-seven people worldwide could be left with less than $1.90 a day to live on in the wake of the economic crisis caused by Covid-19, a UN study has warned.
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4 Dec 20
Claire Schouten and Vivek Ramkumar from the International Budget Partnership give examples of how cooperation between spending watchdogs and civil society have brought benefits for people.
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25 Nov 20
The European Investment bank has approved an €890m loan towards the development of a high-speed rail line from Madrid to the Portuguese border.
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19 Nov 20
More sustainable public procurement practices can help governments create more equal societies, alongside addressing environmental concerns and ensuring a resilient recovery from Covid-19, a report...
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19 Nov 20
Thiago Uehara outlines the important role public procurement can play in development, helping to create more equal and sustainable societies.
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17 Nov 20
Improving the quality and coverage of health services targeting vulnerable people through an internationally backed project will help Laos achieve universal coverage within five years, officials have...
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13 Nov 20
Developing countries face a huge gap in the financing they would need this year to keep them on track for the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, according to research from the OECD.
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30 Oct 20
Governments must work together if they are to meet the challenges caused by digitalisation and ensure a strong economic recovery after Covid-19, a collection of OECD country ministers have said after...
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21 Oct 20
Indonesia is to launch a sovereign wealth fund in January as part of government efforts to finance its huge infrastructure needs, including a new capital city.
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16 Oct 20
Less than half the population in Asia Pacific is covered by government social protection schemes, leaving many vulnerable to poor health, poverty and social exclusion – despite the region’s rapid...
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16 Oct 20
Infrastructure will be key to helping drag South Africa’s economy out of the crisis caused by Covid-19, the country’s president said while announcing an ambitious programme of spending.
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6 Oct 20
A “city opposed to Apartheid” is being built in South Africa, with the first phase of development having been launched by president Cyril Ramaphosa.
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29 Sep 20
Social assistance to poor and vulnerable families will help the economy weather the Covid-19 storm, the Philippines has been told.
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25 Sep 20
The pandemic presents an opportunity for governments to engender a “green reboot” of the global economy, argues CIPFA’s chief economist Jeffrey Matsu.
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24 Sep 20
A fund to guarantee countries’ ability to access food and health products as they experience an economic blockade has been mooted by Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro.
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17 Sep 20
More than 40 finance and health ministers from across the Asia Pacific region have pledged their support for universal health coverage.
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10 Sep 20
Asian countries have been urged to address the youth unemployment crisis caused by Covid-19, by using schemes such as wage subsidies and large-scale public employment programmes.
16 Mar 21Asia-Pacific nations must refocus their efforts on achieving sustainable development goals, according to the Asian Development Bank.
11 Mar 21China will look to expand its middle class while continuing to open up its economy to trade, state media reported following the adoption of the country’s latest five-year plan.
2 Mar 21The international community has pledged less than half of what the United Nations said it needs to address the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, according to the organisation’s secretary-general António...
9 Feb 21State-owned oil companies risk wasting $400bn on oil and gas projects that will only break even if the world fails to meet the Paris agreement climate goals, according to a report from an NGO.
2 Feb 21The European Union must rethink its strategy for getting people out of poverty after failing to meet its own targets during the past decade, a United Nations official has said following a visit to...
28 Jan 21A US council that took funding away from its police department in the wake of Black Lives Matter protests is to use some of that money to provide services to homeless people.
26 Jan 21Economic recovery from Covid-19 will depend on renewed investment in education, the Asian Development Bank has told governments in the Asia Pacific region.
15 Dec 20The global debt crisis is making it difficult for development banks to help countries through the pandemic, with money going to creditors rather than public services, the World Bank’s managing...
4 Dec 20One-in-seven people worldwide could be left with less than $1.90 a day to live on in the wake of the economic crisis caused by Covid-19, a UN study has warned.
4 Dec 20Claire Schouten and Vivek Ramkumar from the International Budget Partnership give examples of how cooperation between spending watchdogs and civil society have brought benefits for people.
25 Nov 20The European Investment bank has approved an €890m loan towards the development of a high-speed rail line from Madrid to the Portuguese border.
19 Nov 20More sustainable public procurement practices can help governments create more equal societies, alongside addressing environmental concerns and ensuring a resilient recovery from Covid-19, a report...
17 Nov 20Improving the quality and coverage of health services targeting vulnerable people through an internationally backed project will help Laos achieve universal coverage within five years, officials have...
13 Nov 20Developing countries face a huge gap in the financing they would need this year to keep them on track for the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, according to research from the OECD.
30 Oct 20Governments must work together if they are to meet the challenges caused by digitalisation and ensure a strong economic recovery after Covid-19, a collection of OECD country ministers have said after...
21 Oct 20Indonesia is to launch a sovereign wealth fund in January as part of government efforts to finance its huge infrastructure needs, including a new capital city.
16 Oct 20Less than half the population in Asia Pacific is covered by government social protection schemes, leaving many vulnerable to poor health, poverty and social exclusion – despite the region’s rapid...
16 Oct 20Infrastructure will be key to helping drag South Africa’s economy out of the crisis caused by Covid-19, the country’s president said while announcing an ambitious programme of spending.
6 Oct 20A “city opposed to Apartheid” is being built in South Africa, with the first phase of development having been launched by president Cyril Ramaphosa.
25 Sep 20The pandemic presents an opportunity for governments to engender a “green reboot” of the global economy, argues CIPFA’s chief economist Jeffrey Matsu.
24 Sep 20A fund to guarantee countries’ ability to access food and health products as they experience an economic blockade has been mooted by Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro.
17 Sep 20More than 40 finance and health ministers from across the Asia Pacific region have pledged their support for universal health coverage.
10 Sep 20Asian countries have been urged to address the youth unemployment crisis caused by Covid-19, by using schemes such as wage subsidies and large-scale public employment programmes.
