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24 Apr 18
Australian councils fear they face huge bills for waste disposal following China’s recently confirmed refusal to accept most imports of recyclables.
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19 Apr 18
The digital revolution and rapidly changing nature of work are fuelling instability and status anxiety. Policymakers need restore trust in welfare states, says the OECD’s Stefano Scarpetta.
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5 Apr 18
French rail workers have walked out over president Emmanuel Macron’s plans to loosen labour rules in the public sector, including an overhaul of the state-run rail network.
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3 Apr 18
A US government environment agency has called for fuel economy and emission standards for cars and light trucks, set by the Obama administration, to be revised.
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3 Apr 18
Attendees at an IPSASB roundtable in Brussels questioned the addition of accounting for natural resources as a priority for the standard setter’s work from 2019 to 2023.
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29 Mar 18
The Senegalese authorise must improve how they collect and distribute tax revenues, the IMF has said.
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23 Mar 18
A US spending bill has been drawn up, which sets out $1.3trn to fund the government through to September.
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16 Mar 18
Our international reporter Simone Rensch finds out why green bonds are going from a marginal financing tool to becoming mainstream.
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16 Mar 18
The International Monetary Fund has approved a three-year $157m arrangement to support Burkina Faso’s economic and financial reforms.
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15 Mar 18
The French central bank has revised up its 2018 economic growth forecast to 1.9%, following the strongest growth in six years.
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13 Mar 18
Venezuela’s cryptocurrency is pretty much made out of thin air and is a desperate measure made by a country suffering one of the worst economic crisis of modern times, says finance academic Daniele...
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13 Mar 18
Timor-Leste spends the least amount of money on healthcare than any other country in the world, a new map has revealed.
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9 Mar 18
The UK will pay £700,000 for a new wing in one of Nigeria’s prisons to help free up space in British jails, Boris Johnson has announced.
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8 Mar 18
Afghanistan has strongly improved its health outcomes despite continuing insecurity but still has a “long way to go”, the World Bank has said.
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8 Mar 18
Funds from Hong Kong’s sovereign green bonds programme – the world’s largest – might be used for ‘white elephant’ projects, an environmental group has warned.
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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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26 Feb 18
Germany’s public sector workers have had their claim for a 6% pay rise rejected by the federal government and municipalities because it was too much and would force the outsourcing of jobs.
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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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16 Feb 18
South Korea has agreed to pay the $2.64m bill for North Korea’s participation at the Winter Olympics from its unification ministry budget.
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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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12 Feb 18
Nations in the Arab world should cut their public sector pay bills and stop allocating jobs through cronyism if they want to grow economically, International Monetary Fund managing director Christine...
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1 Feb 18
Developing countries are missing out on at least $308m every day because they do not educate girls to the same level as boys, an advocacy group has said.
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30 Jan 18
Some government employees in Argentina will not receive pay rises this year because of spending cuts, the president has said.
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22 Jan 18
The US government has shutdown as Democrats and Republicans were unable to agree on a spending bill on Friday.
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17 Jan 18
The Asian Development Bank’s co-financing approvals went down to $9.5bn in 2017 as a result of a delay in expected projects, according to preliminary figures.
24 Apr 18Australian councils fear they face huge bills for waste disposal following China’s recently confirmed refusal to accept most imports of recyclables.
19 Apr 18The digital revolution and rapidly changing nature of work are fuelling instability and status anxiety. Policymakers need restore trust in welfare states, says the OECD’s Stefano Scarpetta.
5 Apr 18French rail workers have walked out over president Emmanuel Macron’s plans to loosen labour rules in the public sector, including an overhaul of the state-run rail network.
3 Apr 18A US government environment agency has called for fuel economy and emission standards for cars and light trucks, set by the Obama administration, to be revised.
3 Apr 18Attendees at an IPSASB roundtable in Brussels questioned the addition of accounting for natural resources as a priority for the standard setter’s work from 2019 to 2023.
29 Mar 18The Senegalese authorise must improve how they collect and distribute tax revenues, the IMF has said.
23 Mar 18A US spending bill has been drawn up, which sets out $1.3trn to fund the government through to September.
16 Mar 18Our international reporter Simone Rensch finds out why green bonds are going from a marginal financing tool to becoming mainstream.
16 Mar 18The International Monetary Fund has approved a three-year $157m arrangement to support Burkina Faso’s economic and financial reforms.
13 Mar 18Venezuela’s cryptocurrency is pretty much made out of thin air and is a desperate measure made by a country suffering one of the worst economic crisis of modern times, says finance academic Daniele...
13 Mar 18Timor-Leste spends the least amount of money on healthcare than any other country in the world, a new map has revealed.
9 Mar 18The UK will pay £700,000 for a new wing in one of Nigeria’s prisons to help free up space in British jails, Boris Johnson has announced.
8 Mar 18Afghanistan has strongly improved its health outcomes despite continuing insecurity but still has a “long way to go”, the World Bank has said.
8 Mar 18Funds from Hong Kong’s sovereign green bonds programme – the world’s largest – might be used for ‘white elephant’ projects, an environmental group has warned.
5 Mar 18Brazil must introduce further reforms to ensure inclusive growth and unleash its full economic potential, the OECD has warned.
26 Feb 18Germany’s public sector workers have had their claim for a 6% pay rise rejected by the federal government and municipalities because it was too much and would force the outsourcing of jobs.
21 Feb 18Venezuela’s new cryptocurrency raised $735m in the first day of a pre-sale, president Nicolas Maduro said yesterday.
16 Feb 18South Korea has agreed to pay the $2.64m bill for North Korea’s participation at the Winter Olympics from its unification ministry budget.
15 Feb 18The 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.
12 Feb 18Nations in the Arab world should cut their public sector pay bills and stop allocating jobs through cronyism if they want to grow economically, International Monetary Fund managing director Christine...
1 Feb 18Developing countries are missing out on at least $308m every day because they do not educate girls to the same level as boys, an advocacy group has said.
30 Jan 18Some government employees in Argentina will not receive pay rises this year because of spending cuts, the president has said.
22 Jan 18The US government has shutdown as Democrats and Republicans were unable to agree on a spending bill on Friday.
17 Jan 18The Asian Development Bank’s co-financing approvals went down to $9.5bn in 2017 as a result of a delay in expected projects, according to preliminary figures.
