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1 Jun 18
The international trade system must be ‘reshaped’ to forge stronger ties between countries moving towards a common goal, a panel at this year’s OECD Forum has said.
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1 Jun 18
Global reforms are needed to ensure the current strength of the worldwide economy is sustainable as risks are looming, the OECD has warned.
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15 May 18
The German government should work to reduce its high trade surplus by increasing public investment, the International Monetary Fund has advised.
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8 May 18
The world is unlikely to meet the global energy targets set out in the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, international agencies have said.
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4 May 18
Government and organisations around the world should do more to ensure accountants are trained to common international standards, an International Federation of Accountants report has said.
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27 Apr 18
Countries should look to long-term investments for sustainable development and change their mindset from “short-termism”, United Nation officials have said.
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20 Apr 18
The world economy faces a “bumpy road” ahead, the International Monetary Fund has warned in its latest global financial stability report.
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19 Apr 18
The digital revolution and rapidly changing nature of work are fuelling instability and status anxiety. Policymakers need restore trust in welfare states, says the OECD’s Stefano Scarpetta.
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11 Apr 18
Asian economies should close regulatory gaps and improve access to digital services, International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde has said.
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4 Apr 18
China has published a list of various signature US imports the country plans to impose duties on, in response to Donald Trump’s steel and aluminium tariffs.
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26 Mar 18
South Korea and the US have reached a trade agreement, which is likely to see the Asian country exempt from Donald Trump’s steel tariffs.
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15 Mar 18
A rise in protectionism and emerging trade wars could harm the global economic recovery, the OECD has warned.
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23 Jan 18
Global growth could see a short-term boost as a result of US tax policy changes attracting corporate investments, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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22 Jan 18
Sweden could become the first country to issue its own digital currency within the next few years.
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14 Nov 17
International local governments cope with economic shock in different ways, explains Ileana Steccolini, but to improve financial resilience they must learn lessons from one another.
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28 Jun 17
Chinese premier Li Keqiang warned against shunning economic globalisation, which he said had been a “great facilitator” in China opening up over the past 30 years.
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28 Apr 17
OECD secretary-general Angel Gurría has warned that attempts to “fix” globalisation will fail if governments compete with one another in a “race to the bottom” in areas like standards and tax.
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24 Apr 17
A group of International Monetary Fund member countries have dropped all references to resisting protectionism in an annual communiqué.
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24 Apr 17
French stocks have surged today on the back of pro-EU centrist Emmanuel Macron’s victory in the first round of voting for the French presidential election.
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18 Apr 17
Global growth prospects are “substantially better” for this year and the next, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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11 Apr 17
Technology, not global trade, is the key reason workers have not benefited from economic growth, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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29 Mar 17
A US tax on imports would have “sizeable” consequences for other countries, hitting public finances as far afield as Singapore and Indonesia, ratings agency Fitch has warned.
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20 Mar 17
G20 finance ministers have reined in their commitment to free trade as the US’s new anti-globalisation agenda interrupts the group’s decade-old tradition of resisting protectionism.
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10 Mar 17
Policymakers everywhere will face the forces that have helped fuel global inequality, discontent and events like Brexit, the International Monetary Fund chief has predicted.
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16 Feb 17
MEPs have ratified CETA, the controversial free trade deal between the European Union and Canada, despite heavy resistance from the public.