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12 Feb 19
Health organisations are appealing for international donors to help raise $43.5m, which they say is needed to provide treatment for people affected by conflict in Libya.
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12 Feb 19
US Democrats and Republicans have reached a tentative deal to prevent another government shutdown, giving funding to a US-Mexican border barrier.
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11 Feb 19
Women in Hungary with four or more children will never have to pay income tax, the country’s prime minister has promised in a move to boost the number of babies being born.
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11 Feb 19
Finland’s two-year experiment to give people an unconditional monthly income did not boost employment, researchers have said.
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8 Feb 19
Italy’s failure to implement wide-ranging reforms is leaving the economy “vulnerable”, with its annual economic growth projected to stay below 1% up until 2023, according to the IMF.
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8 Feb 19
Almost two thirds of children around the world lack access to public services and cash benefits, leading to a “vicious cycle of poverty”, the United Nations has warned.
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7 Feb 19
Saudi Arabia has set up a new office to monitor public spending, despite ending its official crackdown on corruption.
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7 Feb 19
Government spending in south African country Lesotho – including on public sector wages – requires tighter controls amid a lack of incoming cash, the IMF has warned.
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5 Feb 19
Hungary should focus its efforts on inclusive reforms, such as overhauling public pensions and the healthcare system, the OECD has urged.
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1 Feb 19
Zimbabwe’s main teaching union has given the government an ultimatum in a pay dispute by threatening to strike next Tuesday if no progress is made.
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29 Jan 19
The federal shutdown cost the US economy $3bn and could shave 0.2% from the country’s growth in 2019.
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29 Jan 19
Denmark is building a $12m fence along its border with Germany to control migration – of wild boar.
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28 Jan 19
The US will still build a wall along the Mexican border, despite ending the shutdown – the longest in history – without the funds, president Donald Trump has said.
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24 Jan 19
The world’s richest countries spent just over 20% of their GDP on average on social welfare last year, the OECD has revealed.
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18 Jan 19
The cost of the US shutdown could exceed the amount of border wall funding Donald Trump is demanding if the impasse drags on into February, a global rating agency has warned.
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18 Jan 19
The French government has pledged to send €50m to its country’s ports and airports if the UK leaves the European Union without a deal in March.
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17 Jan 19
Investing in people and public services will help Thailand become a high-income country, the World Bank has suggested.
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15 Jan 19
South Africa has recently been plagued by controlled power cuts organised by the single, state-owned electricity provider Eskom - a firm integral to the country’s economy but mired in accusations of...
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15 Jan 19
Countries need to allocate more money into budgets that support the integration of refugees into the workforce and society, the OECD has urged.
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14 Jan 19
A proposal by the government of Zimbabwe to raise civil servants’ pay by 10% has been rejected by public service unions.
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14 Jan 19
The ex-minister Emmanuel Macron had picked to lead the national debate in France on tax, living costs and democracy has stepped down after controversy over her pay.
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10 Jan 19
Doctors in Zimbabwe have ended a 40-day strike over better working conditions and pay without a set deal as negotiations continue, their union has said.
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10 Jan 19
More drive and leadership is needed in the EU to effectively tackle fraud, auditors have urged.
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9 Jan 19
US president Donald Trump has urged Congress to sign off the $5.7bn he wants for his proposed wall along the Mexican border to end the government shutdown.
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9 Jan 19
The World Bank has called on developing countries to prioritise “effective public spending” as growth stalls amid rising borrowing costs and global trade tensions.
12 Feb 19Health organisations are appealing for international donors to help raise $43.5m, which they say is needed to provide treatment for people affected by conflict in Libya.
12 Feb 19US Democrats and Republicans have reached a tentative deal to prevent another government shutdown, giving funding to a US-Mexican border barrier.
11 Feb 19Women in Hungary with four or more children will never have to pay income tax, the country’s prime minister has promised in a move to boost the number of babies being born.
11 Feb 19Finland’s two-year experiment to give people an unconditional monthly income did not boost employment, researchers have said.
8 Feb 19Italy’s failure to implement wide-ranging reforms is leaving the economy “vulnerable”, with its annual economic growth projected to stay below 1% up until 2023, according to the IMF.
8 Feb 19Almost two thirds of children around the world lack access to public services and cash benefits, leading to a “vicious cycle of poverty”, the United Nations has warned.
7 Feb 19Saudi Arabia has set up a new office to monitor public spending, despite ending its official crackdown on corruption.
7 Feb 19Government spending in south African country Lesotho – including on public sector wages – requires tighter controls amid a lack of incoming cash, the IMF has warned.
5 Feb 19Hungary should focus its efforts on inclusive reforms, such as overhauling public pensions and the healthcare system, the OECD has urged.
1 Feb 19Zimbabwe’s main teaching union has given the government an ultimatum in a pay dispute by threatening to strike next Tuesday if no progress is made.
29 Jan 19Denmark is building a $12m fence along its border with Germany to control migration – of wild boar.
28 Jan 19The US will still build a wall along the Mexican border, despite ending the shutdown – the longest in history – without the funds, president Donald Trump has said.
24 Jan 19The world’s richest countries spent just over 20% of their GDP on average on social welfare last year, the OECD has revealed.
18 Jan 19The French government has pledged to send €50m to its country’s ports and airports if the UK leaves the European Union without a deal in March.
17 Jan 19Investing in people and public services will help Thailand become a high-income country, the World Bank has suggested.
15 Jan 19South Africa has recently been plagued by controlled power cuts organised by the single, state-owned electricity provider Eskom - a firm integral to the country’s economy but mired in accusations of...
15 Jan 19Countries need to allocate more money into budgets that support the integration of refugees into the workforce and society, the OECD has urged.
14 Jan 19The ex-minister Emmanuel Macron had picked to lead the national debate in France on tax, living costs and democracy has stepped down after controversy over her pay.
10 Jan 19Doctors in Zimbabwe have ended a 40-day strike over better working conditions and pay without a set deal as negotiations continue, their union has said.
10 Jan 19More drive and leadership is needed in the EU to effectively tackle fraud, auditors have urged.
9 Jan 19US president Donald Trump has urged Congress to sign off the $5.7bn he wants for his proposed wall along the Mexican border to end the government shutdown.
9 Jan 19The World Bank has called on developing countries to prioritise “effective public spending” as growth stalls amid rising borrowing costs and global trade tensions.
