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8 Feb 16
India has overtaken China as the world’s fastest growing economy, according to figures published by the country’s Central Statistics Office.
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8 Feb 16
The Asian Development Bank and the International Finance Corporation will provide loans worth $300m to telecommunications company Ooredoo to rollout a mobile network across Myanmar.
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3 Feb 16
The government of Nigeria has appealed for a $1bn budget support loan from the African Development Bank and for greater collaboration on its development priorities.
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2 Feb 16
In the wake of the steep decline in commodity prices, sub-Saharan Africa needs to restore competitiveness to diversify its economies, sustain its impressive growth and create jobs for its growing...
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1 Feb 16
Small, middle-income countries (SMICs) in sub-Saharan Africa should prioritise investments that generate wide economic benefits and rationalise regulations that hinder the private sector in order to...
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26 Jan 16
World economic growth will fall to its lowest rate since the financial crisis this year and could be as little as 2%, the Centre for Economics and Business Research has forecast.
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22 Jan 16
Economic growth in Moldova “came in surprisingly strong” last year but significant weaknesses and risks remain a concern, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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21 Jan 16
Cambodia must tackle its skills gap and boost productivity if the country is to maintain its impressive growth, the Asian Development Bank has said.
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21 Jan 16
Foreign direct investment into industrialised nations pushed global FDI to an eight-year high in 2015, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
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20 Jan 16
Living standards in Latin America will not rise unless the region tackles its “twin challenges” of inequality and low productivity, the OECD has warned.
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20 Jan 16
The increase in refugee numbers in Europe will place extra pressure on the public purse in the short term, the International Monetary Fund has found, but could have positive economic effects in the...
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19 Jan 16
The International Monetary Fund has trimmed its outlook for the global economy by 0.2% on projections it made in October citing intensifying risks and detrimental trends in the world’s...
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18 Jan 16
Sixty-two people own as much wealth as the poorest half of planet’s population combined, an Oxfam report has revealed.
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18 Jan 16
International sanctions on Iran were lifted over the weekend after the United Nations nuclear watchdog confirmed the country had complied with obligations under the US-led nuclear accord, agreed last...
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14 Jan 16
Economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region is neither robust or inclusive enough to support the Sustainable Development Goals, according to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia...
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12 Jan 16
The International Monetary Fund is to release around $498.1m to Pakistan following a successful review of the country’s performance under an IMF budget support programme.
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22 Dec 15
The International Monetary Fund is to release a further $10.2m to support the economy in Liberia following the impact of the Ebola virus outbreak and the decline in global commodity prices.
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17 Dec 15
Brazil is sacrificing protection of human rights and the environment in its pursuit of economic growth, independent observers have warned.
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16 Dec 15
Increased capital spending in Indonesia could spur higher growth in the country in 2016, the World Bank has said.
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9 Dec 15
China could lose 90 million workers by 2040 as its population ages, the World Bank has warned. Wealthier economies across East Asia are set to see their working-age populations shrink by as much as...
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7 Dec 15
The Asian Development Bank has confirmed $1.2bn in grants to support new and ongoing energy projects in Afghanistan.
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7 Dec 15
The economic damage caused by climate change could be 60% higher than previously forecast in Southeast Asia, the Asian Development Bank has warned.
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25 Nov 15
Ethiopia, the second poorest country in the world at the start of the century, is on track to become a middle-income country by 2025.
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23 Nov 15
Mongolia’s growing corruption problem needs to be a priority for its government, the OECD has urged.
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23 Nov 15
The African Development Bank has approved a $56.2m loan to support public financial management and private sector competitiveness in Ghana.