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8 Mar 18
China has set its 2018 economic growth target at “around 6.5%”, it was announced at the opening session of the annual National People’s Congress.
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8 Mar 18
Investing more in school meals in West Africa is a “win-win opportunity” for governments to create more local jobs in agriculture and improve the future of children, the United Nations has said.
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5 Mar 18
Finland should introduce new reforms to boost growth and stabilise its public finances, the OECD has said.
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5 Mar 18
Brazil must introduce further reforms to ensure inclusive growth and unleash its full economic potential, the OECD has warned.
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28 Feb 18
Chile should use its economic upturn to address low productivity levels and inequality, the OECD has said.
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28 Feb 18
Southeast Asia should put greater emphasis on economic diversification, regional trade and prepare for technological changes, IMF chief Christine Lagarde has said.
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27 Feb 18
The eurozone needs to be more politically unified otherwise it will leave countries - especially those that already have high levels of public debt - vulnerable to economic shocks, say directors in...
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21 Feb 18
Venezuela’s new cryptocurrency raised $735m in the first day of a pre-sale, president Nicolas Maduro said yesterday.
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20 Feb 18
Indonesia has to create more ‘quality jobs’ to increase productivity and competitiveness for sustained and inclusive growth, an Asian Development Bank study has shown.
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20 Feb 18
South Africa has launched an online budget data portal to make information more accessible ahead of the finance minister’s budget speech on Wednesday.
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20 Feb 18
Countries around the world must strengthen the effectiveness of their tax systems to meet the Sustainable Development Goals and ensure inclusive growth, international organisations have said.
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16 Feb 18
South African’s ruling party leader Cyril Ramaphosa has been sworn in as the country’s new president after Jacob Zuma resigned amid pressure to step down.
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15 Feb 18
The US shows it is not as keen on free-market competition as it might like to appear in its attitude to China's investment in Latin America, writes Gavin O'Toole.
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14 Feb 18
Japan’s economic growth slowed in the last quarter of 2017 to 0.5%, falling from a pace of 2.5% in the previous quarter, according to preliminary figures.
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12 Feb 18
Pacific countries have been urged to join international trade dispute arbitration systems to improve their prospects for economic growth, a step only three of them have so far taken.
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12 Feb 18
Tanzania’s macroeconomic performance has been satisfactory with most quantitative targets met, though implementation of structural measures has lagged, an International Monetary Fund review of the...
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5 Feb 18
Gender budgeting can do more than advance equality – it can provide an economic boost. However, it requires resources and commitment. Simone Rensch reports.
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29 Jan 18
Growth in the African island country of Cape Verde is buoyant and likely to hit 4.3% this year, according to an International Monetary Fund review.
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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
More than 80% of new global wealth is going to the richest 1% of the population while the poorest get nothing, resulting in a “system that is failing”, Oxfam has said.
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19 Jan 18
Saudi Arabia will help Yemen’s struggling economy with a $2bn transfer to its central bank following the Yemeni prime minister’s appeal for help.
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16 Jan 18
Global economic growth could edge up to 3.1% in 2018 but may be in for much slower long-term growth, the World Bank has warned.
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19 Dec 17
The International Monetary Fund has given Mauritania a three-year loan worth $163.9m to strengthen economic stability and speed up growth in the country.
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15 Dec 17
Saudi Arabia’s king has approved a 72bn riyals ($19.2bn) programme to stimulate growth in his country’s private sector next year.
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5 Dec 17
Further reforms are needed to cope with ageing populations as global public spending on pensions has risen by about 1.5% of GDP since 2000, the OECD has said.