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8 Nov 19
Jamaica’s economy has been strengthened by a six-year IMF reform programme, which finished this week, the fund has announced.
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8 Nov 19
The World Bank has warned the Lebanese president that poverty could rise by half if the economic situation in the country worsens.
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6 Nov 19
Civil servants are striking in Zimbabwe to demand a large pay rise after inflation made their wages worth much less.
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6 Nov 19
Protests in Iraq have cost the economy “billions”, said the country’s prime minister, as he pleaded for the demonstrators to let life “go back to normal”.
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5 Nov 19
A large workforce of young people could propel South Asia into accounting for a third of global economic growth by 2040, according to IMF researchers.
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4 Nov 19
Fiscal federalism will help Nepal improve its public services, the World Bank has said after a visit to the country by executive directors.
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1 Nov 19
Investment in the digital economy will help enhance Kenya’s reputation as the “silicon savannah”, and narrow the rural-urban economic divide, according to World Bank economists.
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31 Oct 19
A $100m project in Bangladesh, financed by a loan from the World Bank, will result in an additional 600,000 people having access to clean drinking water and improved sanitation.
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30 Oct 19
Lebanese prime minister Saad al-Hariri has resigned after large-scale protests against his government.
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25 Oct 19
Retaining fiscal discipline in the run-up to the coming elections is critical for Ghana’s economy, the IMF has warned.
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24 Oct 19
Asia faces prolonged economic uncertainty, the IMF has warned, despite it accounting for more than two-thirds of global growth in 2019.
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24 Oct 19
Struggling South African power company Eskom has been given an additional 59bn rand (£3.1bn) by the country’s government to help service its debt and stop power cuts.
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24 Oct 19
Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency has achieved a record number of convictions this year, earning it praise from the country’s Senate.
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23 Oct 19
Somalia is progressing with economic reforms and hopes to have its debts wiped soon, the country’s finance minister has said.
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22 Oct 19
The Lebanese government has made major concessions on its budget after days of protests.
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18 Oct 19
Thousands of people across Lebanon have been protesting against the government’s handling of an economic crisis and proposed new taxes.
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16 Oct 19
Hungary’s economy is growing among the fastest in Europe, the IMF has said, praising the government’s handling of its finances amid an “increasingly difficult global economic environment”.
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16 Oct 19
Low-carbon policies are “vital” for the sustainable future of the Asia and Pacific region, a conference heard today.
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14 Oct 19
Growth in South Asia is projected to slow, the World Bank has warned, and a rebound is uncertain in the short term.
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14 Oct 19
A fundamental rethink is needed by governments across the world to meet the UN’s highly ambitious Sustainable Development Goals, write the editors of a new book on how to turn the SDGs into a reality...
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11 Oct 19
Governments must ready themselves for a global economic downturn and help stimulate their economies if necessary, CIPFA has told PF International.
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11 Oct 19
The Jubilee Debt Campaign has accused the IMF of acting against its own policies and incentivising reckless lending.
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4 Oct 19
Indonesia should look to its cities to drive prosperity, the World Bank has argued, saying urbanisation will help it become a high-income country.
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4 Oct 19
World Bank data has shown foreign debt burden on developing countries rose to $7.8tn in 2018, causing concern over governments’ sustainability and their future ability to invest in development.
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3 Oct 19
Government’s refusal to end investment in fossil fuel projects abroad is “utter hypocrisy”, an NGO has said.
8 Nov 19Jamaica’s economy has been strengthened by a six-year IMF reform programme, which finished this week, the fund has announced.
8 Nov 19The World Bank has warned the Lebanese president that poverty could rise by half if the economic situation in the country worsens.
6 Nov 19Civil servants are striking in Zimbabwe to demand a large pay rise after inflation made their wages worth much less.
6 Nov 19Protests in Iraq have cost the economy “billions”, said the country’s prime minister, as he pleaded for the demonstrators to let life “go back to normal”.
5 Nov 19A large workforce of young people could propel South Asia into accounting for a third of global economic growth by 2040, according to IMF researchers.
4 Nov 19Fiscal federalism will help Nepal improve its public services, the World Bank has said after a visit to the country by executive directors.
1 Nov 19Investment in the digital economy will help enhance Kenya’s reputation as the “silicon savannah”, and narrow the rural-urban economic divide, according to World Bank economists.
31 Oct 19A $100m project in Bangladesh, financed by a loan from the World Bank, will result in an additional 600,000 people having access to clean drinking water and improved sanitation.
30 Oct 19Lebanese prime minister Saad al-Hariri has resigned after large-scale protests against his government.
25 Oct 19Retaining fiscal discipline in the run-up to the coming elections is critical for Ghana’s economy, the IMF has warned.
24 Oct 19Asia faces prolonged economic uncertainty, the IMF has warned, despite it accounting for more than two-thirds of global growth in 2019.
24 Oct 19Struggling South African power company Eskom has been given an additional 59bn rand (£3.1bn) by the country’s government to help service its debt and stop power cuts.
24 Oct 19Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency has achieved a record number of convictions this year, earning it praise from the country’s Senate.
23 Oct 19Somalia is progressing with economic reforms and hopes to have its debts wiped soon, the country’s finance minister has said.
22 Oct 19The Lebanese government has made major concessions on its budget after days of protests.
16 Oct 19Hungary’s economy is growing among the fastest in Europe, the IMF has said, praising the government’s handling of its finances amid an “increasingly difficult global economic environment”.
16 Oct 19Low-carbon policies are “vital” for the sustainable future of the Asia and Pacific region, a conference heard today.
14 Oct 19Growth in South Asia is projected to slow, the World Bank has warned, and a rebound is uncertain in the short term.
14 Oct 19A fundamental rethink is needed by governments across the world to meet the UN’s highly ambitious Sustainable Development Goals, write the editors of a new book on how to turn the SDGs into a reality...
11 Oct 19Governments must ready themselves for a global economic downturn and help stimulate their economies if necessary, CIPFA has told PF International.
11 Oct 19The Jubilee Debt Campaign has accused the IMF of acting against its own policies and incentivising reckless lending.
4 Oct 19Indonesia should look to its cities to drive prosperity, the World Bank has argued, saying urbanisation will help it become a high-income country.
3 Oct 19Government’s refusal to end investment in fossil fuel projects abroad is “utter hypocrisy”, an NGO has said.
