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16 Jan 17
Inflation in Nigeria rose for the tenth consecutive month in December, according to a report published last week by the country’s National Bureau of Statistics.
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16 Jan 17
Just eight men hold the same wealth as the poorest half of the world’s population, Oxfam has found in a report that aims to put rising global inequality into perspective.
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11 Jan 17
Sluggish global growth looks on track to speed up moderately in 2017, the World Bank has predicted, but stagnant trade, weak investment and substantial uncertainty put even this modest recovery at...
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9 Jan 17
India’s economic growth will slow in the current fiscal year, according to predictions from the country’s statistics agency.
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22 Dec 16
The world’s rapidly growing cities will need high quality financial management and new sources of revenue if they are invest in the high quality infrastructure needed to remain competitive, according...
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21 Dec 16
Eurozone governments should start plugging a “wide and deep” gap in public investment gap by taking advantage of low interest rates, the European Commission has suggested.
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20 Dec 16
Australia has increased its fiscal deficit forecasts for the next four years compared to May’s predictions, the most recent mid-year economic forecast has shown.
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15 Dec 16
High public sector debt is a key risk to the performance of Malaysia’s economy, the International Monetary Fund warned as it welcomed plans to cut spending and hike certain taxes.
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15 Dec 16
Japanese lawmakers have lifted a longstanding ban on casinos, betting on the economic benefits of what is estimated to be a $40bn per year industry.
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15 Dec 16
An economic slowdown in India, partly triggered by the botched withdrawal of two high-denomination banknotes, is having wider regional effects and has prompted the Asian Development Bank to trim its...
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14 Dec 16
The International Monetary Fund has congratulated Spain on an “impressive” economic recovery.
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14 Dec 16
The world’s 48 poorest countries have fallen further behind the rest of the world due to the recent collapse in commodity prices, which has caused growth in this group to slump to its weakest level...
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13 Dec 16
Syria’s brutal five-year civil war could have cost the country as much as $38bn in lost growth, researchers from the UK have estimated.
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8 Dec 16
It has been an “exceptionally weak” year for sub-Saharan African growth, according to ratings agency Fitch, with an economic expansion of just 0.9% expected be registered in 2016.
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5 Dec 16
Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi has resigned after suffering a decisive defeat in a referendum to alter the country’s constitution, fiercely resisted by anti-establishment parties on the far...
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29 Nov 16
European governments need to pick up the slack in fiscal policy in order to support growth in the eurozone, European Central Bank president Mario Draghi has said.
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29 Nov 16
The United Nations is concerned the Asia-Pacific region’s main driver of growth could weaken further as countries within the region and beyond seek to turn away from free trade.
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29 Nov 16
Zimbabwe has launched its controversial new currency, pegged to the US dollar, in the hope of easing a crippling cash crisis.
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28 Nov 16
A shift toward protectionism would dash any hopes that the global economy can be broken out of its “low-growth trap”, the OECD has warned.
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22 Nov 16
The US Federal Reserve’s second in command has hinted that some of president-elect Donald Trump’s fiscal policies could help the bank and the US economy.
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22 Nov 16
Fifty mayors and local leaders have launched a plan of action to tackle the systemic inequality flourishing in cities globally.
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21 Nov 16
Nigeria’s economy has remained firmly in recession in the third quarter of the year, the country’s National Bureau of Statistics has announced.
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15 Nov 16
The Greek economy has clawed its way out of recession for the first time in two years, registering two consecutive quarters of growth.
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15 Nov 16
Eurozone economies are at risk from protectionism and heightened uncertainty stemming from the election of Republican candidate Donald Trump to the White House, the vice president of the European...
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14 Nov 16
Egypt’s economic reforms have successfully secured a $12bn loan from the International Monetary Fund.
16 Jan 17Inflation in Nigeria rose for the tenth consecutive month in December, according to a report published last week by the country’s National Bureau of Statistics.
16 Jan 17Just eight men hold the same wealth as the poorest half of the world’s population, Oxfam has found in a report that aims to put rising global inequality into perspective.
11 Jan 17Sluggish global growth looks on track to speed up moderately in 2017, the World Bank has predicted, but stagnant trade, weak investment and substantial uncertainty put even this modest recovery at...
9 Jan 17India’s economic growth will slow in the current fiscal year, according to predictions from the country’s statistics agency.
22 Dec 16The world’s rapidly growing cities will need high quality financial management and new sources of revenue if they are invest in the high quality infrastructure needed to remain competitive, according...
21 Dec 16Eurozone governments should start plugging a “wide and deep” gap in public investment gap by taking advantage of low interest rates, the European Commission has suggested.
20 Dec 16Australia has increased its fiscal deficit forecasts for the next four years compared to May’s predictions, the most recent mid-year economic forecast has shown.
15 Dec 16High public sector debt is a key risk to the performance of Malaysia’s economy, the International Monetary Fund warned as it welcomed plans to cut spending and hike certain taxes.
15 Dec 16Japanese lawmakers have lifted a longstanding ban on casinos, betting on the economic benefits of what is estimated to be a $40bn per year industry.
14 Dec 16The International Monetary Fund has congratulated Spain on an “impressive” economic recovery.
14 Dec 16The world’s 48 poorest countries have fallen further behind the rest of the world due to the recent collapse in commodity prices, which has caused growth in this group to slump to its weakest level...
13 Dec 16Syria’s brutal five-year civil war could have cost the country as much as $38bn in lost growth, researchers from the UK have estimated.
8 Dec 16It has been an “exceptionally weak” year for sub-Saharan African growth, according to ratings agency Fitch, with an economic expansion of just 0.9% expected be registered in 2016.
5 Dec 16Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi has resigned after suffering a decisive defeat in a referendum to alter the country’s constitution, fiercely resisted by anti-establishment parties on the far...
29 Nov 16European governments need to pick up the slack in fiscal policy in order to support growth in the eurozone, European Central Bank president Mario Draghi has said.
29 Nov 16The United Nations is concerned the Asia-Pacific region’s main driver of growth could weaken further as countries within the region and beyond seek to turn away from free trade.
29 Nov 16Zimbabwe has launched its controversial new currency, pegged to the US dollar, in the hope of easing a crippling cash crisis.
28 Nov 16A shift toward protectionism would dash any hopes that the global economy can be broken out of its “low-growth trap”, the OECD has warned.
22 Nov 16The US Federal Reserve’s second in command has hinted that some of president-elect Donald Trump’s fiscal policies could help the bank and the US economy.
22 Nov 16Fifty mayors and local leaders have launched a plan of action to tackle the systemic inequality flourishing in cities globally.
21 Nov 16Nigeria’s economy has remained firmly in recession in the third quarter of the year, the country’s National Bureau of Statistics has announced.
15 Nov 16The Greek economy has clawed its way out of recession for the first time in two years, registering two consecutive quarters of growth.
15 Nov 16Eurozone economies are at risk from protectionism and heightened uncertainty stemming from the election of Republican candidate Donald Trump to the White House, the vice president of the European...
14 Nov 16Egypt’s economic reforms have successfully secured a $12bn loan from the International Monetary Fund.
