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3 Oct 19
Thulani Mpofu looks at whether Zimbabwe is any better off two years after triumphant scenes that ushered in a new president and ended a 37-year dictatorship.
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1 Oct 19
A clear economic growth strategy for South Africa will be finalised within the next few weeks, president Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday.
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30 Sep 19
Health and education spending “will be key” to unlocking the productive potential of Sri Lanka, according to the World Bank.
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30 Sep 19
India’s economy is growing more slowly than expected this year but is still one of the fastest in the world, the Asian Development Bank has said.
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30 Sep 19
The road to ending corruption in Honduras is far from linear, says The Association for a More Just Society’s Andreas Daugaard.
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27 Sep 19
Governments underspent by nearly 10% of their promised budgets on average over an eight-year period, according to a study.
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25 Sep 19
Developing countries have made half a billion dollars more from taxing multinational companies, thanks to a joint initiative from the OECD and United Nations Development Programme.
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20 Sep 19
Poorer children are seven times less likely to finish school than rich children in the developing world, Oxfam has found.
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19 Sep 19
Jamaica’s efforts to reform its economy have been hailed as a success after a visit by International Monetary Fund staff.
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16 Sep 19
Namibia’s economy is slowly recovering but public debt “remains on a rising path”, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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11 Sep 19
Bulgarian economist Kristalina Georgieva looks likely to take over as head of the International Monetary Fund after emerging as the sole candidate for the post when nominations closed last week.
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10 Sep 19
Action to fight climate change could yield economic benefits for countries in the Asia-Pacific region, a conference was told.
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6 Sep 19
“Major challenges” with the transparency and accountability of mining contracts are hampering the Democratic Republic of Congo’s ability to boost public spending.
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6 Sep 19
South Africa has avoided a second recession in two years, as new figures show its economy grew by 3.1% in the second quarter of 2019.
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3 Sep 19
Argentina’s international bonds have fallen to record lows following the reintroduction of currency controls in the South American country.
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2 Sep 19
Climate change represents an “immediate emergency” to development and stability in ‘atoll nations’ and their economies, the president of the Asian Development Bank has warned.
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2 Sep 19
Children in Africa will make up more than half of global poverty by 2030, according to the think-tank Overseas Development Institute and charity Save the Children.
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15 Aug 19
Laos’ economic growth is recovering from a setback caused by last year’s floods, according to the World Bank.
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15 Aug 19
Serbia has set its sights on becoming a “developed country with quality living conditions” after the “successful consolidation” of its public finances.
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15 Aug 19
Brazil has privatised nearly $20bn of assets and investments since the election of right-wing populist president Jair Bolsonaro, according to a government minister.
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12 Aug 19
Struggling South African state power utility Eskom wants the majority of its 440bn rand ($29bn) debt transferred to the country’s government.
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9 Aug 19
Pakistan’s efforts to boost its exports in order to protect the economy against external shocks are being supported by a $500m loan from the Asian Development Bank.
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5 Aug 19
Africa’s poorest countries made little progress on improving the frameworks necessary to promote poverty reduction and sustainable growth in 2018, the World Bank has found.
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1 Aug 19
Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean is likely to stall, according to the UN, especially in South America.
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30 Jul 19
Malaysia’s success in achieving economic growth must be backed up by work to ensure its sustainability, according to the OECD.
3 Oct 19Thulani Mpofu looks at whether Zimbabwe is any better off two years after triumphant scenes that ushered in a new president and ended a 37-year dictatorship.
1 Oct 19A clear economic growth strategy for South Africa will be finalised within the next few weeks, president Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday.
30 Sep 19Health and education spending “will be key” to unlocking the productive potential of Sri Lanka, according to the World Bank.
30 Sep 19India’s economy is growing more slowly than expected this year but is still one of the fastest in the world, the Asian Development Bank has said.
30 Sep 19The road to ending corruption in Honduras is far from linear, says The Association for a More Just Society’s Andreas Daugaard.
27 Sep 19Governments underspent by nearly 10% of their promised budgets on average over an eight-year period, according to a study.
25 Sep 19Developing countries have made half a billion dollars more from taxing multinational companies, thanks to a joint initiative from the OECD and United Nations Development Programme.
20 Sep 19Poorer children are seven times less likely to finish school than rich children in the developing world, Oxfam has found.
19 Sep 19Jamaica’s efforts to reform its economy have been hailed as a success after a visit by International Monetary Fund staff.
16 Sep 19Namibia’s economy is slowly recovering but public debt “remains on a rising path”, the International Monetary Fund has said.
11 Sep 19Bulgarian economist Kristalina Georgieva looks likely to take over as head of the International Monetary Fund after emerging as the sole candidate for the post when nominations closed last week.
10 Sep 19Action to fight climate change could yield economic benefits for countries in the Asia-Pacific region, a conference was told.
6 Sep 19“Major challenges” with the transparency and accountability of mining contracts are hampering the Democratic Republic of Congo’s ability to boost public spending.
6 Sep 19South Africa has avoided a second recession in two years, as new figures show its economy grew by 3.1% in the second quarter of 2019.
3 Sep 19Argentina’s international bonds have fallen to record lows following the reintroduction of currency controls in the South American country.
2 Sep 19Climate change represents an “immediate emergency” to development and stability in ‘atoll nations’ and their economies, the president of the Asian Development Bank has warned.
2 Sep 19Children in Africa will make up more than half of global poverty by 2030, according to the think-tank Overseas Development Institute and charity Save the Children.
15 Aug 19Laos’ economic growth is recovering from a setback caused by last year’s floods, according to the World Bank.
15 Aug 19Serbia has set its sights on becoming a “developed country with quality living conditions” after the “successful consolidation” of its public finances.
15 Aug 19Brazil has privatised nearly $20bn of assets and investments since the election of right-wing populist president Jair Bolsonaro, according to a government minister.
12 Aug 19Struggling South African state power utility Eskom wants the majority of its 440bn rand ($29bn) debt transferred to the country’s government.
9 Aug 19Pakistan’s efforts to boost its exports in order to protect the economy against external shocks are being supported by a $500m loan from the Asian Development Bank.
5 Aug 19Africa’s poorest countries made little progress on improving the frameworks necessary to promote poverty reduction and sustainable growth in 2018, the World Bank has found.
30 Jul 19Malaysia’s success in achieving economic growth must be backed up by work to ensure its sustainability, according to the OECD.
