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12 Jun 17
French president Emmanuel Macron's party looks set to secure a landslide victory in the country’s parliamentary elections, based on results from the first round of voting.
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12 Jun 17
The African Development Bank is to work with the continent’s central banks to help reduce the high levels of capital pouring out of Africa.
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12 Jun 17
India has offered tax cuts as a sweetener to those opposing one of the country’s biggest ever tax reforms, due to be rolled out in three week’s time.
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5 Jun 17
South Africa has avoided further damaging downgrades from ratings agencies in the past week, but continuing political turmoil remains a risk.
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5 Jun 17
Fiscal policy has a critical role in tackling two of the major challenges facing Asia and the Pacific in the coming decades – ageing and inclusivity – the International Monetary Fund’s deputy...
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5 Jun 17
The World Bank has sounded the alarm over large deficits and rising debt in emerging and developing markets in its latest report on global economic prospects.
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1 Jun 17
Brussels has opened the door to Italy rescuing one of its largest banks with state aid after the two reached an agreement “in principle” today.
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31 May 17
Pakistan’s finance minister has called upon treasury officials to “continue the hard work” in order to fulfil targets outlined in the country’s 2017-18 budget, unveiled last week.
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31 May 17
Goldman Sachs’ purchase of $2.8bn in bonds from the Venezuelan government has sparked criticism from opposition politicians, who have accused the bank of “loansharking” and providing a financial...
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26 May 17
Fitch Ratings has warned that a plan for Azerbaijan’s government to take on $2.3bn in debt from an ailing state-owned bank would increase public dues without alleviating uncertainty.
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26 May 17
A climate risk insurance instrument backed by a number of global institutions failed Malawi when the country most needed it, ActionAid has said.
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25 May 17
The International Monetary Fund has approved a $5.5bn loan package to help rebuild the Mongolian economy after it was battered by the slump in commodity prices.
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19 May 17
The International Monetary Fund has lifted its growth forecast for South Africa to 1% as two factors weighing on the economy – drought and depressed commodity prices – dissipate.
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19 May 17
Greek lawmakers have backed further controversial austerity measures in a vote that could end a more than six-month delay to the country’s bailout programme.
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18 May 17
Saudi Arabia could slow down its efforts to balance the budget, but still needs a substantial programme of tax increases and spending cuts in the long run, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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17 May 17
Jordan cut its combined public sector deficit by 3.3 percentage points between 2015 and 2016, the International Monetary Fund has found.
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17 May 17
Greek civil servants are joining workers across the country in a general strike today to protest against the latest austerity measures agreed under Greece’s bailout deal.
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17 May 17
How the small island territory of Puerto Rico found itself at the centre of the US’s biggest ever public bankruptcy process, and why this might not be enough to solve the island’s problems for good
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16 May 17
The International Monetary Fund has urged Zimbabwe to rein in its spending to bring its ballooning deficit back down to a sustainable level.
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15 May 17
Germany should look to refine its revenue projection models, which are repeatedly off the mark and encourage overly tight purse strings, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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12 May 17
Nigerian lawmakers have passed a record budget for 2017, worth 7.44trn naira ($24.4bn), to hoist the country out of its first recession in a quarter of a century.
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10 May 17
The US has suspended $21m in aid to Kenya’s Ministry of Health due to concerns over “weak accounting procedures”.
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10 May 17
Sub-Saharan African governments’ sluggishness in getting their public finances back on track has hit growth, the International Monetary Fund has said, trimming its 2017 forecast for the region to 2.6...
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5 May 17
The World Bank is to resume aid payments directly into Malawi’s budget, becoming the second donor to end an aid freeze to the country following high-level corruption revelations in 2013.
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3 May 17
Strong, proactive fiscal governance is critical to securing development gains in Asia-Pacific, the United Nations body dedicated to the region has said.
12 Jun 17French president Emmanuel Macron's party looks set to secure a landslide victory in the country’s parliamentary elections, based on results from the first round of voting.
12 Jun 17The African Development Bank is to work with the continent’s central banks to help reduce the high levels of capital pouring out of Africa.
12 Jun 17India has offered tax cuts as a sweetener to those opposing one of the country’s biggest ever tax reforms, due to be rolled out in three week’s time.
5 Jun 17South Africa has avoided further damaging downgrades from ratings agencies in the past week, but continuing political turmoil remains a risk.
5 Jun 17Fiscal policy has a critical role in tackling two of the major challenges facing Asia and the Pacific in the coming decades – ageing and inclusivity – the International Monetary Fund’s deputy...
5 Jun 17The World Bank has sounded the alarm over large deficits and rising debt in emerging and developing markets in its latest report on global economic prospects.
1 Jun 17Brussels has opened the door to Italy rescuing one of its largest banks with state aid after the two reached an agreement “in principle” today.
31 May 17Pakistan’s finance minister has called upon treasury officials to “continue the hard work” in order to fulfil targets outlined in the country’s 2017-18 budget, unveiled last week.
31 May 17Goldman Sachs’ purchase of $2.8bn in bonds from the Venezuelan government has sparked criticism from opposition politicians, who have accused the bank of “loansharking” and providing a financial...
26 May 17Fitch Ratings has warned that a plan for Azerbaijan’s government to take on $2.3bn in debt from an ailing state-owned bank would increase public dues without alleviating uncertainty.
26 May 17A climate risk insurance instrument backed by a number of global institutions failed Malawi when the country most needed it, ActionAid has said.
25 May 17The International Monetary Fund has approved a $5.5bn loan package to help rebuild the Mongolian economy after it was battered by the slump in commodity prices.
19 May 17The International Monetary Fund has lifted its growth forecast for South Africa to 1% as two factors weighing on the economy – drought and depressed commodity prices – dissipate.
19 May 17Greek lawmakers have backed further controversial austerity measures in a vote that could end a more than six-month delay to the country’s bailout programme.
18 May 17Saudi Arabia could slow down its efforts to balance the budget, but still needs a substantial programme of tax increases and spending cuts in the long run, the International Monetary Fund has said.
17 May 17Jordan cut its combined public sector deficit by 3.3 percentage points between 2015 and 2016, the International Monetary Fund has found.
17 May 17Greek civil servants are joining workers across the country in a general strike today to protest against the latest austerity measures agreed under Greece’s bailout deal.
17 May 17How the small island territory of Puerto Rico found itself at the centre of the US’s biggest ever public bankruptcy process, and why this might not be enough to solve the island’s problems for good
16 May 17The International Monetary Fund has urged Zimbabwe to rein in its spending to bring its ballooning deficit back down to a sustainable level.
15 May 17Germany should look to refine its revenue projection models, which are repeatedly off the mark and encourage overly tight purse strings, the International Monetary Fund has said.
12 May 17Nigerian lawmakers have passed a record budget for 2017, worth 7.44trn naira ($24.4bn), to hoist the country out of its first recession in a quarter of a century.
10 May 17The US has suspended $21m in aid to Kenya’s Ministry of Health due to concerns over “weak accounting procedures”.
10 May 17Sub-Saharan African governments’ sluggishness in getting their public finances back on track has hit growth, the International Monetary Fund has said, trimming its 2017 forecast for the region to 2.6...
5 May 17The World Bank is to resume aid payments directly into Malawi’s budget, becoming the second donor to end an aid freeze to the country following high-level corruption revelations in 2013.
3 May 17Strong, proactive fiscal governance is critical to securing development gains in Asia-Pacific, the United Nations body dedicated to the region has said.
