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15 Jun 16
It is not yet time to implement public country-by-country reporting for multinational firms or public registers of beneficial ownership, the director of the OECD’s centre for tax policy has argued.
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14 Jun 16
Corruption is everybody’s problem. Public finance staff need to join civil society and businesses in ensuring it is stamped out.
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13 Jun 16
Panama must increase its financial integrity and transparency in order to safeguard its role as an international financial centre and protect its dynamic economy, the International Monetary Fund has...
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13 Jun 16
The European economy must address some major new challenges as well as unresolved problems in order to sustain its gradual recovery, the OECD has said.
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10 Jun 16
Tackling badly coordinated policies will be key to stimulating stubbornly low productivity growth, the OECD has said.
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8 Jun 16
The UK’s lack of a “strategic and comprehensive approach” to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals is deeply concerning, the country’s International Development Select Committee has...
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7 Jun 16
The World Bank is to help Moldova overhaul its tax administration to bring in a centralised and unified system that will improve revenue collection, compliance and services.
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7 Jun 16
Proposals for a universal basic income were overwhelmingly rejected by Switzerland’s voters in a referendum on Sunday, with 78% saying no to the scheme.
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3 Jun 16
Securing debt and sanctions relief will be critical to Sudan’s continued recovery as growth remains constrained despite successful policies, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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3 Jun 16
The way the international community deals with fragile states needs an urgent rethink, according to the director of the London School of Economics’ International Growth Centre.
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3 Jun 16
Complex reforms are being proposed to the international tax system, but there are questions over the political will to act quickly.
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2 Jun 16
Government representatives described their experiences of managing rapidly growing cities in Asia and Africa at an event organised by the London School of Economics’ International Growth Centre...
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2 Jun 16
Tunisia has secured more than $8bn in loans from the European Union, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank over the past month as the country seeks to revive its fragile economy.
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1 Jun 16
India’s economy grew by 7.6% over the past year, retaining the country’s place as the fastest-growing major economy in the world, according to government data.
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31 May 16
Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is set to announce a delay in a planned sales tax increase until October 2019 amid concerns that the hike could hit growth.
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31 May 16
A treaty to end the double taxation of income in the UK and Algeria is to come into effect next year as part of efforts to increase trade between the two countries, a British Treasury minister has...
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26 May 16
Early implementers of carbon pricing schemes raised $26bn in 2015, up 60% from the year before, the World Bank has said.
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26 May 16
Japanese economists and experts have urged G7 governments to take the lead on ending tax havens as the countries’ leaders convene in Japan today.
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26 May 16
European Union finance ministers yesterday failed to agree on rules to crack down on tax avoidance by multinational companies.
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25 May 16
Greece’s European creditors have agreed to release €10.3bn in bailout cash and some debt relief for the country following a tense, 11-hour Eurogroup meeting in Brussels yesterday.
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23 May 16
Greece has passed yet another round of austerity measures in the hope of securing the release of much-needed bailout funds from its creditors.
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20 May 16
Iraq has reached a $5.4bn bailout deal with International Monetary Fund staff to help the country plug a deep hole in its budget carved out by the conflict with ISIS and tumbling oil prices.
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18 May 16
The US has slapped a 522% tax on Chinese steel after accusing the nation of distorting the market by flooding it with cheap product.
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18 May 16
Japan has narrowly dodged a recession with 0.4% growth in gross domestic product in the first quarter, according to preliminary data released by the country’s Cabinet Office.
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13 May 16
Pakistan looks set to receive its next half a billion dollar disbursement from the International Monetary Fund as the lender confirms the south Asian country has met programme targets.