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13 Jun 22
Ukraine’s finance minister has said his government is in talks with the International Monetary Fund about a new programme to help the country’s beleaguered public finances through the war with Russia.
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23 May 22
The Ukrainian government’s credit rating has slumped further into junk status due to the unsustainable debt levels brought on by the costly Russian invasion.
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28 Apr 22
Georgia’s land border with Russia and risk of military aggression is a credit negative for the former Soviet state and could impact future ratings, according to Moody’s.
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26 Apr 22
Sovereign wealth funds have become more risk averse with their investment, as they seek a safe haven for cash amid rising geopolitical tensions, according to an industry body.
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25 Apr 22
The Ukrainian government will need at least $5bn of additional funding over the next few months to keep the nation operating through the war, according to the International Monetary Fund.
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18 Mar 22
The economic damage caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could take more than one percentage point off global GDP growth this year, according to the OECD.
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16 Mar 22
The Ukrainian government has unveiled a set of radical reforms, including a simplification of the tax system, to put its economy on a war footing.
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28 Feb 20
Urgent development efforts are needed in fragile and war-torn countries in order to step up the global fight against extreme poverty, the World Bank has said.
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10 Jan 20
A flagship UK government programme hoped to prevent sexual violence globally is “at risk of letting survivors down” after its funding was cut drastically.
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7 May 19
The impact of conflict on fragile states has become the new development frontier, according to the World Bank.
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27 Jul 18
Hundreds of MPs in South Sudan have received government loans worth $40,000 each to buy cars, sparking outrage in a war-torn country blighted by hunger.
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17 Apr 18
The international community “can do more” to support Libya countering its ‘war economy’, a think-tank has said.
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22 Jan 18
The United Nations is seeking $1.6bn to protect millions of people in Somalia from drought, conflict and displacement.
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23 Jun 17
The UK’s aid watchdog has said the country’s £185m in support for Somalia last year delivered “significant achievements”.
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6 Jun 17
Iraq is to pass a supplementary budget in order to secure an $800m loan tranche from the International Monetary Fund.
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1 Jun 17
Growing “peace inequality” is seeing violence, conflict and insecurity – and the human and economic costs of these – increasingly concentrated in a handful of countries.
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17 May 17
Jordan cut its combined public sector deficit by 3.3 percentage points between 2015 and 2016, the International Monetary Fund has found.
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26 Apr 17
Governments have raised almost $1.1bn for war-torn Yemen, where nearly two-thirds of the population – around 19 million people – are in need of aid.
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31 Mar 17
Russia has scored an initial victory in its court case against Ukraine, which has been refusing to service a $3bn eurobond bought by Russia in 2015.
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28 Mar 17
After a more than two-decade long civil war, Somalia has set off on the long path towards peace and prosperity. While the government has won praise for its public financial management reforms, it...
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22 Feb 17
The UK has announced £200m in new aid for Somalia and South Sudan, both of which are teetering on the brink of widespread famine.
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21 Feb 17
Famine is looming in Nigeria, Somalia, Yemen and additional regions of South Sudan, where it was already declared in some areas yesterday, the United Nations children’s agency has warned.
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20 Feb 17
The world’s first famine in five years has been declared in regions of South Sudan, where more than 40% of the population is in severe need of food.
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14 Feb 17
Many international institutions do not have the capacity or trust needed to solve today’s conflicts, and this includes the United Nations, the organisation’s chief has said.
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9 Feb 17
The United Nations has launched a $2.1bn appeal for Yemen in 2017, where years of war have destroyed schools, hospitals and entire cities and left the nation on the brink of famine.
13 Jun 22Ukraine’s finance minister has said his government is in talks with the International Monetary Fund about a new programme to help the country’s beleaguered public finances through the war with Russia.
23 May 22The Ukrainian government’s credit rating has slumped further into junk status due to the unsustainable debt levels brought on by the costly Russian invasion.
28 Apr 22Georgia’s land border with Russia and risk of military aggression is a credit negative for the former Soviet state and could impact future ratings, according to Moody’s.
26 Apr 22Sovereign wealth funds have become more risk averse with their investment, as they seek a safe haven for cash amid rising geopolitical tensions, according to an industry body.
16 Mar 22The Ukrainian government has unveiled a set of radical reforms, including a simplification of the tax system, to put its economy on a war footing.
28 Feb 20Urgent development efforts are needed in fragile and war-torn countries in order to step up the global fight against extreme poverty, the World Bank has said.
10 Jan 20A flagship UK government programme hoped to prevent sexual violence globally is “at risk of letting survivors down” after its funding was cut drastically.
7 May 19The impact of conflict on fragile states has become the new development frontier, according to the World Bank.
27 Jul 18Hundreds of MPs in South Sudan have received government loans worth $40,000 each to buy cars, sparking outrage in a war-torn country blighted by hunger.
17 Apr 18The international community “can do more” to support Libya countering its ‘war economy’, a think-tank has said.
22 Jan 18The United Nations is seeking $1.6bn to protect millions of people in Somalia from drought, conflict and displacement.
23 Jun 17The UK’s aid watchdog has said the country’s £185m in support for Somalia last year delivered “significant achievements”.
6 Jun 17Iraq is to pass a supplementary budget in order to secure an $800m loan tranche from the International Monetary Fund.
1 Jun 17Growing “peace inequality” is seeing violence, conflict and insecurity – and the human and economic costs of these – increasingly concentrated in a handful of countries.
17 May 17Jordan cut its combined public sector deficit by 3.3 percentage points between 2015 and 2016, the International Monetary Fund has found.
26 Apr 17Governments have raised almost $1.1bn for war-torn Yemen, where nearly two-thirds of the population – around 19 million people – are in need of aid.
31 Mar 17Russia has scored an initial victory in its court case against Ukraine, which has been refusing to service a $3bn eurobond bought by Russia in 2015.
22 Feb 17The UK has announced £200m in new aid for Somalia and South Sudan, both of which are teetering on the brink of widespread famine.
21 Feb 17Famine is looming in Nigeria, Somalia, Yemen and additional regions of South Sudan, where it was already declared in some areas yesterday, the United Nations children’s agency has warned.
20 Feb 17The world’s first famine in five years has been declared in regions of South Sudan, where more than 40% of the population is in severe need of food.
14 Feb 17Many international institutions do not have the capacity or trust needed to solve today’s conflicts, and this includes the United Nations, the organisation’s chief has said.
