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31 Oct 16
The European Union and Canada have signed a long-delayed trade deal after all EU member states managed to reach consensus on the controversial and widely opposed agreement.
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10 Oct 16
International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde has outlined the policies she believes are needed to foster inclusive growth as the world enters a new, digital age.
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10 Oct 16
The global monetary system is ill-equipped to handle today’s key challenges, a panel of Asian economists has warned.
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7 Oct 16
Asia remains the brightest spot in the world economy but must tread with caution as various risks threaten to throw it off course, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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7 Oct 16
International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde has launched another attack on the “economic malpractice” of protectionism amid growing fears of a worldwide backlash against...
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4 Oct 16
The global economy’s growth deficiency is set to prevail in the long term, despite an uptick in emerging and developing economies, the International Monetary Fund has warned.
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28 Sep 16
Policymakers must work to change the increasingly popular narrative that free trade only benefits the “fortunate few”, the International Monetary Fund has warned.
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26 Sep 16
More than a quarter of the UK’s aid money will be spent by ministries other than its Department for International Development by 2020, forecasts have shown.
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23 Sep 16
Almost €400m of European Union investment into ports and maritime infrastructure within the bloc since 2000 has been wasted, according to the European Court of Auditors.
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21 Sep 16
The world economy is set to remain in a “low growth trap”, the OECD has warned in its interim Economic Outlook.
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16 Sep 16
The UK government must urgently cease the sale of all weapons to Saudi Arabia until an independent inquiry can be conducted into reports that British-made munitions are being used against civilians...
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15 Sep 16
British MPs have quizzed Priti Patel, the country’s new secretary of state for international development, over her remarks that sparked concern about the future of one of the world’s leading aid...
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14 Sep 16
The UK and China are to work together to grow the global green bond market after a commitment to scaling up green finance was included in the G20 communiqué for the first time this year.
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13 Sep 16
International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde has called on governments to make globalisation more inclusive.
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12 Sep 16
Brexit could cost the world’s least developed countries up to €385m ($432m) per year in additional trade duties if the UK does not continue to guarantee the favourable access to its market currently...
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7 Sep 16
A United Nations report has unveiled the “staggering” cost of Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory, where the economy might otherwise be twice its current size.
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5 Sep 16
The G20 have vowed to make the most of flexible fiscal policy to boost sluggish global growth, as well as to strengthen economic governance through transparency and international tax collaboration.
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5 Sep 16
Chinese president Xi Jinping has warned his fellow G20 leaders from allowing their latest meeting to become an empty “talk shop” as rising protectionism, sluggish investment and geopolitical risks...
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1 Sep 16
European Union customs investigators will be able to combat fraud much more effectively from today following reforms enabling them to track the movement of goods electronically.
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1 Sep 16
The International Monetary Fund has hinted today that another downgrade in global growth projections could be on the cards when it publishes its next economic outlook in October.
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31 Aug 16
A project to improve the quality of external sector statistics in Central and West Africa has been launched by the International Monetary Fund.
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17 Aug 16
Angola has halved its predicted growth figures for 2016 and passed a revised budget after the impact of the commodity price slump on its heavily oil-reliant economy became apparent.
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12 Aug 16
China’s economy is still struggling with the pains of transformation, according to data published today.
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11 Aug 16
Singapore has cut its economic growth forecasts in light of increasing global uncertainly caused in part by the Brexit vote.
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4 Aug 16
The European Union has hit Chinese and Russian steel producers with anti-dumping tariffs, including retroactive levies on imports registered before February.