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30 Apr 19
Low-productivity jobs paying low wages are fuelling the rise in employment levels across OECD countries.
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25 Apr 19
The global economy is suffering from uncertainty with growth stalling last year, and rising inequality leading to eroding trust in international institutions.
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23 Apr 19
The World Bank has recognised the important role local authorities in El Salvador can play in withstanding the natural disasters that plague the country.
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12 Apr 19
Digitalisation is essential in the quest to fashion sustainable economies able to meet global climate goals, says a German think-tank.
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11 Apr 19
Public services and infrastructure in Nigeria are under strain and the country must diversify its revenue sources says the IMF.
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4 Apr 19
President Trump’s protectionism is aggravating Latin America’s fiscal headache. Gavin O’Toole reports.
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4 Apr 19
Britain’s government has launched a club to help Latin American companies that invest in the country and will celebrate their contribution to the economy with a new award.
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25 Mar 19
Financing mechanisms must be transformed to help 600 million Africans who still lack access to electricity, energy leaders have been told.
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5 Mar 19
India has secured a $926m loan for two lines on the Mumbai metro rail system to ease the commutes of millions of people and help tackle congestion in the city.
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1 Mar 19
The prime minister of Ethiopia is to host a fundraising dinner as part of a $1bn fundraising initiative aimed at paying for infrastructure in the country’s capital.
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25 Feb 19
Ecuador is close to securing a $4.2bn loan from the International Monetary Fund to help boost its economic policies over the next three years.
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22 Feb 19
Spending an average of 4.5% of GDP on ‘climate-friendly’ infrastructure could help developing countries achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
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18 Feb 19
Sri Lanka’s economy could grow by 20% “in the long-run” by getting more women into work, the World Bank has highlighted.
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1 Feb 19
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’s prospects of joining the European Union have improved, according to the IMF.
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31 Jan 19
Venezuela’s beleaguered government is to freeze the accounts of a self-proclaimed “interim president” and investigate his alleged role in violent disturbances.
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30 Jan 19
Iran is facing its biggest economic pressures for 40 years in the face of US sanctions, the country’s president has said.
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23 Jan 19
Japan will use its G20 chairmanship to rebuild trust in the global trade system, its prime minister Shinzo Abe has said.
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8 Jan 19
Tough talk will not help the new president resolve an explosive fiscal predicament, writes Gavin O’Toole.
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3 Jan 19
Rising borrowing costs for developing countries should be tackled to avoid a “full-blown debt crisis”, campaigners have warned.
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27 Nov 18
To run a truly global foreign policy, the ultimate challenge for China is winning hearts and minds rather than showering cash, says Chatham House’s Dr Yu Jie.
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16 Nov 18
Can Mexico’s new president fund his ‘peaceful social revolution’ by tackling corruption? Asks Gavin O’Toole.
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30 Oct 18
Brazil’s newly elected populist president Jair Bolsonaro has pledged to reform government finances and tackle corruption.
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15 Oct 18
Venezuela’s agony illustrates that in Latin America there are two sides to every story, writes journalist Gavin O’Toole.
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10 Oct 18
The International Monetary Fund has cut its global economic growth forecast for this year and the next by 0.2 percentage points because of worldwide trade wars.
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18 Sep 18
Four of the world’s biggest pharmaceutical companies could be avoiding paying about $3.8bn in corporate tax, Oxfam has warned.