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9 Oct 15
Dr Caleb Fundanga, Executive Director of MEFMI (Macroeconomic and Financial Management Institute of Eastern and Southern Africa) provides an overview of the 2015 MEFMI Forum held in Lima, Peru, which...
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7 Oct 15
Cities power the world economy. They have become the engines of growth. This once seemed the ultimate urban cliché. Now it has the ring of truth.
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7 Oct 15
Countries in sub-Saharan Africa must respond to demands for better living standards by taxing natural resources more effectively, an international conference heard this week.
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15 Jul 15
World Trade Organisation director general Roberto Azevêdo called on development partners to continue working together to close major trade finance gaps in Africa and Asia.
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30 Jun 15
A new World Bank report has estimated that evasion of import duties by some of the wealthiest firms in Tunisia may have cost the economy $1.2bn over the past decade.
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29 Jun 15
The huge decline in oil prices has been good for Western economies but will present oil-exporting nations in the Gulf with some significant fiscal challenges.
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10 Mar 15
The crisis in Ukraine has caused the European Union to bare its teeth and extend the reach of its sanctions policies on Russia. The effect on the EU market has been unprecedented and unpredictable.