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5 Dec 19
France is experiencing its biggest national strike in decades as angry workers demonstrate about proposed pension reforms.
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5 Dec 19
Infrastructure investment in New Zealand is being brought forward to “take advantage” of good public finances and make up for the previous government’s “neglect”, the finance minister has said.
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2 Dec 19
India is to unveil a series of new infrastructure projects this month that will form part of 100trn rupees of planned investment for the next five years.
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28 Nov 19
Albania faces a struggle to improve its living standards because of poor infrastructure and weak institutions, according to the IMF.
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28 Nov 19
Digital services in the Czech Republic have seen poor uptake despite large investment by the government.
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26 Nov 19
The sixth consecutive year of sluggish economic growth in South Africa has led IMF economists to call for “decisive” reform.
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21 Nov 19
Finland faces a challenge to balance its books as the government presses on with policies aimed at making society fairer, according to IMF economists.
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19 Nov 19
Climate change and growth are the priorities in the EU’s 2020 budget, which was agreed on last night by the European Council and Parliament.
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15 Nov 19
Zimbabwe’s finance minister has unveiled a ZWL$63.6 billion budget aimed at turning the country’s economy around by boosting production and creating jobs.
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15 Nov 19
Persistent high debt levels in rich countries have left governments less able to react to economic shocks.
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12 Nov 19
The Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland have declared a state of emergency as firefighters battle spreading bushfires.
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8 Nov 19
An anti-graft programme has been adopted by Budapest’s new municipal assembly, which hopes to make its finances and operations more transparent.
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6 Nov 19
Civil servants are striking in Zimbabwe to demand a large pay rise after inflation made their wages worth much less.
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29 Oct 19
Argentina’s new anti-austerity president-elect has vowed to “rebuild the country from the ashes” after taking over an economy in crisis.
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25 Oct 19
Retaining fiscal discipline in the run-up to the coming elections is critical for Ghana’s economy, the IMF has warned.
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23 Oct 19
The IMF’s Frederic Lambert explains how social spending in Mexico has been effective in alleviating poverty and containing income inequality.
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14 Oct 19
A fundamental rethink is needed by governments across the world to meet the UN’s highly ambitious Sustainable Development Goals, write the editors of a new book on how to turn the SDGs into a reality...
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11 Oct 19
Donald Trump’s pressure on Mexico to host asylum-seekers after his ‘expedited removal’ of 300,000 immigrants has dashed the country’s hopes of developing a progressive migration policy, writes Gavin...
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7 Oct 19
In the wake of Italy’s worst roadbridge disaster, an emerging new structure symbolises much-needed professionalisation of the country’s infrastructure management, writes PF International reporters...
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17 Sep 19
Millions more people are predicted to be living in extreme poverty by 2030 than was previously thought.
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17 Sep 19
A slowdown in the Icelandic economy should spur the country on to diversify its economy, the OECD has said.
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16 Sep 19
Namibia’s economy is slowly recovering but public debt “remains on a rising path”, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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12 Sep 19
The EU’s plans to increase defence spending seven-fold could produce no results if proper goals are not place, auditors have warned.
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6 Sep 19
Participatory budgets have enabled “effective cooperation” between residents and municipal authorities in Poland, the country’s Supreme Audit Office has said.
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7 Aug 19
Italy has pledged to spend €80m on installing CCTV cameras in schools and nurseries, which the government has said is for the safety of children and teachers.
5 Dec 19France is experiencing its biggest national strike in decades as angry workers demonstrate about proposed pension reforms.
5 Dec 19Infrastructure investment in New Zealand is being brought forward to “take advantage” of good public finances and make up for the previous government’s “neglect”, the finance minister has said.
2 Dec 19India is to unveil a series of new infrastructure projects this month that will form part of 100trn rupees of planned investment for the next five years.
28 Nov 19Albania faces a struggle to improve its living standards because of poor infrastructure and weak institutions, according to the IMF.
28 Nov 19Digital services in the Czech Republic have seen poor uptake despite large investment by the government.
26 Nov 19The sixth consecutive year of sluggish economic growth in South Africa has led IMF economists to call for “decisive” reform.
21 Nov 19Finland faces a challenge to balance its books as the government presses on with policies aimed at making society fairer, according to IMF economists.
19 Nov 19Climate change and growth are the priorities in the EU’s 2020 budget, which was agreed on last night by the European Council and Parliament.
15 Nov 19Zimbabwe’s finance minister has unveiled a ZWL$63.6 billion budget aimed at turning the country’s economy around by boosting production and creating jobs.
15 Nov 19Persistent high debt levels in rich countries have left governments less able to react to economic shocks.
12 Nov 19The Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland have declared a state of emergency as firefighters battle spreading bushfires.
8 Nov 19An anti-graft programme has been adopted by Budapest’s new municipal assembly, which hopes to make its finances and operations more transparent.
6 Nov 19Civil servants are striking in Zimbabwe to demand a large pay rise after inflation made their wages worth much less.
29 Oct 19Argentina’s new anti-austerity president-elect has vowed to “rebuild the country from the ashes” after taking over an economy in crisis.
25 Oct 19Retaining fiscal discipline in the run-up to the coming elections is critical for Ghana’s economy, the IMF has warned.
23 Oct 19The IMF’s Frederic Lambert explains how social spending in Mexico has been effective in alleviating poverty and containing income inequality.
14 Oct 19A fundamental rethink is needed by governments across the world to meet the UN’s highly ambitious Sustainable Development Goals, write the editors of a new book on how to turn the SDGs into a reality...
11 Oct 19Donald Trump’s pressure on Mexico to host asylum-seekers after his ‘expedited removal’ of 300,000 immigrants has dashed the country’s hopes of developing a progressive migration policy, writes Gavin...
7 Oct 19In the wake of Italy’s worst roadbridge disaster, an emerging new structure symbolises much-needed professionalisation of the country’s infrastructure management, writes PF International reporters...
17 Sep 19Millions more people are predicted to be living in extreme poverty by 2030 than was previously thought.
17 Sep 19A slowdown in the Icelandic economy should spur the country on to diversify its economy, the OECD has said.
16 Sep 19Namibia’s economy is slowly recovering but public debt “remains on a rising path”, the International Monetary Fund has said.
12 Sep 19The EU’s plans to increase defence spending seven-fold could produce no results if proper goals are not place, auditors have warned.
6 Sep 19Participatory budgets have enabled “effective cooperation” between residents and municipal authorities in Poland, the country’s Supreme Audit Office has said.
7 Aug 19Italy has pledged to spend €80m on installing CCTV cameras in schools and nurseries, which the government has said is for the safety of children and teachers.
