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2 Jul 19
Indonesia’s economy has been praised by the World Bank for shaking off unusually damaging natural disasters and global volatility.
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2 Jul 19
Latin American and Caribbean countries must bolster their capacity to mobilise public revenues by strengthening tax collection if they are to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
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2 Jul 19
A flagship policy to create a digital society in India has been praised by the country’s leader for significantly reducing corruption.
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28 Jun 19
Democrats in the US congress have backed a bill to rush $4.5bn emergency humanitarian aid to the southern border amid headlines about the suffering of migrants.
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25 Jun 19
Mountain sherpas in Nepal are growing exasperated at the amount of rubbish being dumped by visiting climbers on the world’s highest peak.
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25 Jun 19
Mongolia’s economy remains “extremely vulnerable” to external factors and it must strengthen its finances to achieve inclusive growth, it has been warned.
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25 Jun 19
Authorities in Paris are taking extensive public health precautions ahead of a heatwave forecast this week.
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11 Jun 19
Pakistan’s military agreed to take a budget cut ahead of the government revealing its spending for the year today as the country faces a “critical financial situation”.
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7 Jun 19
Delhi’s government is pushing to make travel on city buses and the metro free for women in a bid to improve local women’s safety.
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7 Jun 19
Protests have rocked Honduras this week after a government u-turn on public sector reforms failed to quell anger among state employees.
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5 Jun 19
The Asian Development Bank has agreed a $311m fund to boost the creation of two new metro lines in Bangkok.
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4 Jun 19
China’s economy will need to rely on domestic demand to sustain rapid economic growth, say World Bank economists.
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3 Jun 19
Subsidising fossil fuels does not improve people’s lives and will ultimately prove more costly to economies, says the WWF’s Vanessa Perez Cirera.
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21 May 19
The Czech government has dismissed concerns about a slowing economy and growing spending commitments and says it will stick to a planned deficit target.
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14 May 19
Public service workers in Lebanon have launched a series of protests to denounce proposed government austerity measures.
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13 May 19
There have been fears the legendary status of Scandinavian social welfare was starting to slip but closer inspection suggests that it is merely being restyled to face fresh challenges. Simone Rensch...
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13 May 19
Critics of the country’s progressive president were quick to react to a short-term setback while ignoring the bigger picture, writes Gavin O’Toole.
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7 May 19
Disparities between regions within OECD countries are large and have been widening, according to the IMF.
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3 May 19
Kenya’s government is preparing to borrow further on international capital markets amid concerns about spiralling debts.
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3 May 19
European imports of US liquefied natural gas are soaring, increasing by 272% in the nine months since an energy cooperation deal was agreed in 2018.
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30 Apr 19
Auditors are to investigate whether European Union countries are taking effective action to tackle transportation headaches in major cities.
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29 Apr 19
Efforts by Indonesia to reduce its dependence on coal and diesel for energy are being backed by the Asian Development Bank.
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12 Apr 19
The country’s disabled president has turned policy U-turns into an art form, writes journalist Gavin O’Toole.
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11 Apr 19
Public services and infrastructure in Nigeria are under strain and the country must diversify its revenue sources says the IMF.
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9 Apr 19
A decade after taking the oath as Malaysia’s prime minister, Najib Razak has found himself in the dock on corruption charges.
2 Jul 19Indonesia’s economy has been praised by the World Bank for shaking off unusually damaging natural disasters and global volatility.
2 Jul 19Latin American and Caribbean countries must bolster their capacity to mobilise public revenues by strengthening tax collection if they are to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
2 Jul 19A flagship policy to create a digital society in India has been praised by the country’s leader for significantly reducing corruption.
28 Jun 19Democrats in the US congress have backed a bill to rush $4.5bn emergency humanitarian aid to the southern border amid headlines about the suffering of migrants.
25 Jun 19Mountain sherpas in Nepal are growing exasperated at the amount of rubbish being dumped by visiting climbers on the world’s highest peak.
25 Jun 19Mongolia’s economy remains “extremely vulnerable” to external factors and it must strengthen its finances to achieve inclusive growth, it has been warned.
25 Jun 19Authorities in Paris are taking extensive public health precautions ahead of a heatwave forecast this week.
11 Jun 19Pakistan’s military agreed to take a budget cut ahead of the government revealing its spending for the year today as the country faces a “critical financial situation”.
7 Jun 19Delhi’s government is pushing to make travel on city buses and the metro free for women in a bid to improve local women’s safety.
7 Jun 19Protests have rocked Honduras this week after a government u-turn on public sector reforms failed to quell anger among state employees.
5 Jun 19The Asian Development Bank has agreed a $311m fund to boost the creation of two new metro lines in Bangkok.
4 Jun 19China’s economy will need to rely on domestic demand to sustain rapid economic growth, say World Bank economists.
3 Jun 19Subsidising fossil fuels does not improve people’s lives and will ultimately prove more costly to economies, says the WWF’s Vanessa Perez Cirera.
21 May 19The Czech government has dismissed concerns about a slowing economy and growing spending commitments and says it will stick to a planned deficit target.
14 May 19Public service workers in Lebanon have launched a series of protests to denounce proposed government austerity measures.
13 May 19There have been fears the legendary status of Scandinavian social welfare was starting to slip but closer inspection suggests that it is merely being restyled to face fresh challenges. Simone Rensch...
13 May 19Critics of the country’s progressive president were quick to react to a short-term setback while ignoring the bigger picture, writes Gavin O’Toole.
7 May 19Disparities between regions within OECD countries are large and have been widening, according to the IMF.
3 May 19Kenya’s government is preparing to borrow further on international capital markets amid concerns about spiralling debts.
3 May 19European imports of US liquefied natural gas are soaring, increasing by 272% in the nine months since an energy cooperation deal was agreed in 2018.
30 Apr 19Auditors are to investigate whether European Union countries are taking effective action to tackle transportation headaches in major cities.
29 Apr 19Efforts by Indonesia to reduce its dependence on coal and diesel for energy are being backed by the Asian Development Bank.
12 Apr 19The country’s disabled president has turned policy U-turns into an art form, writes journalist Gavin O’Toole.
11 Apr 19Public services and infrastructure in Nigeria are under strain and the country must diversify its revenue sources says the IMF.
9 Apr 19A decade after taking the oath as Malaysia’s prime minister, Najib Razak has found himself in the dock on corruption charges.
