-
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.
-
15 May 17
The Greek economy has slipped back into recession, while the government has shaved almost one percentage point from its growth forecasts for 2017.
-
12 May 17
German tax revenues are to overshoot estimates by €7.9bn according to finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble, who promised to cut tax in light of the better-than-expected figures.
-
11 May 17
New French president Emmanuel Macron should meet his pledge to bring the country’s deficit back in line with European Union spending rules this year, according to the European Commission.
-
11 May 17
A pledge to create 810,000 new public sector jobs in South Korea could be realised following the election of new president Moon Jae-in this week.
-
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...
-
9 May 17
Malaysia is on track to become a high-income nation by the end of the decade, according to a senior government official.
-
9 May 17
The International Monetary Fund has upped its 2017 growth forecast for Asia and the Pacific to 5.5% – a 0.2 percentage point increase on October 2016’s forecast and the strongest outlook in the world...
-
8 May 17
More and better public finance is essential to finding the 10.5% of GDP Asia-Pacific’s poorest countries need to bridge debilitating infrastructure gaps, according to the United Nations.
-
8 May 17
Pro-European Union centrist Emmanuel Macron has pledged to unite a divided France after sweeping to victory in the final round of a historic presidential election.
-
4 May 17
African governments must embrace the digital technologies that have the potential to transform the continent’s economies and public services, according to accountancy firm EY.
-
4 May 17
Oxfam has challenged African governments to build a “more human” economy that does not lock the majority of the continent’s population out of economic gains.
-
2 May 17
Countries in the Middle East and North Africa region will need to push ahead with economic reforms to improve growth, according to the International Monetary Fund.
-
28 Apr 17
European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi has struck a more optimistic tone for the eurozone economy, but stressed governments need to do more to contribute to growth.
-
27 Apr 17
The US government has unveiled sweeping tax cuts described as “reckless” by opponents, who estimate the plan could cost as much as $7tn over 10 years.
-
26 Apr 17
The Mexican economy alone could lose almost $30bn as a result of the “double burden” of obesity and undernutrition, with billions more at risk in other nations across the region.
-
25 Apr 17
The African Development Bank will need more funding soon, its president has warned at an event in Washington DC.
-
20 Apr 17
The World Bank has cut its growth forecast for sub-Saharan Africa this year as the region’s key economies falter.
-
18 Apr 17
Global growth prospects are “substantially better” for this year and the next, the International Monetary Fund has said.
-
18 Apr 17
The World Bank has slashed its growth forecast for the Middle East and North Africa by almost one percentage point, as war and low oil prices batter the region’s economies.
-
13 Apr 17
Better tax policies are key to solving the global productivity problem, adding roughly one percentage point to long-term GDP growth in the process, the International Monetary Fund has said.
-
13 Apr 17
Ensuring sound government finances should be a priority for developing countries in East Asia and the Pacific, the World Bank has said.
-
12 Apr 17
A move towards protectionism would constitute a “self-inflicted wound” and only serve to damage growth, International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde has warned.
-
11 Apr 17
More taxes, better monitoring and more transparent spending will be needed in Qatar to offset the impact of a price slump on the country’s commodity-reliant economy, according to the International...
-
11 Apr 17
The Philippines will remain one of the region’s top tiger economies for the next two to three years, the World Bank has predicted.
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.
15 May 17The Greek economy has slipped back into recession, while the government has shaved almost one percentage point from its growth forecasts for 2017.
12 May 17German tax revenues are to overshoot estimates by €7.9bn according to finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble, who promised to cut tax in light of the better-than-expected figures.
11 May 17New French president Emmanuel Macron should meet his pledge to bring the country’s deficit back in line with European Union spending rules this year, according to the European Commission.
11 May 17A pledge to create 810,000 new public sector jobs in South Korea could be realised following the election of new president Moon Jae-in this week.
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...
9 May 17Malaysia is on track to become a high-income nation by the end of the decade, according to a senior government official.
9 May 17The International Monetary Fund has upped its 2017 growth forecast for Asia and the Pacific to 5.5% – a 0.2 percentage point increase on October 2016’s forecast and the strongest outlook in the world...
8 May 17More and better public finance is essential to finding the 10.5% of GDP Asia-Pacific’s poorest countries need to bridge debilitating infrastructure gaps, according to the United Nations.
8 May 17Pro-European Union centrist Emmanuel Macron has pledged to unite a divided France after sweeping to victory in the final round of a historic presidential election.
4 May 17African governments must embrace the digital technologies that have the potential to transform the continent’s economies and public services, according to accountancy firm EY.
4 May 17Oxfam has challenged African governments to build a “more human” economy that does not lock the majority of the continent’s population out of economic gains.
2 May 17Countries in the Middle East and North Africa region will need to push ahead with economic reforms to improve growth, according to the International Monetary Fund.
28 Apr 17European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi has struck a more optimistic tone for the eurozone economy, but stressed governments need to do more to contribute to growth.
27 Apr 17The US government has unveiled sweeping tax cuts described as “reckless” by opponents, who estimate the plan could cost as much as $7tn over 10 years.
26 Apr 17The Mexican economy alone could lose almost $30bn as a result of the “double burden” of obesity and undernutrition, with billions more at risk in other nations across the region.
25 Apr 17The African Development Bank will need more funding soon, its president has warned at an event in Washington DC.
20 Apr 17The World Bank has cut its growth forecast for sub-Saharan Africa this year as the region’s key economies falter.
18 Apr 17Global growth prospects are “substantially better” for this year and the next, the International Monetary Fund has said.
18 Apr 17The World Bank has slashed its growth forecast for the Middle East and North Africa by almost one percentage point, as war and low oil prices batter the region’s economies.
13 Apr 17Better tax policies are key to solving the global productivity problem, adding roughly one percentage point to long-term GDP growth in the process, the International Monetary Fund has said.
13 Apr 17Ensuring sound government finances should be a priority for developing countries in East Asia and the Pacific, the World Bank has said.
12 Apr 17A move towards protectionism would constitute a “self-inflicted wound” and only serve to damage growth, International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde has warned.
11 Apr 17More taxes, better monitoring and more transparent spending will be needed in Qatar to offset the impact of a price slump on the country’s commodity-reliant economy, according to the International...
11 Apr 17The Philippines will remain one of the region’s top tiger economies for the next two to three years, the World Bank has predicted.
