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30 Jun 23
Ukraine is set to receive a $1.5bn concessional loan from the World Bank to fund reforms and support its continued response to the Russian invasion.
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9 Jun 23
Libya is too reliant on oil and gas, the International Monetary Fund found in its first review of the economy in a decade – during which analysis was made impossible by war and fragmentation.
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31 May 23
The International Monetary Fund announced the funding allocation, which forms part of a $15.6bn programme for the war-torn nation.
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26 May 23
The Horn of Africa will need at least $7bn in aid this year to avoid a catastrophe caused by climate change and conflict, the UN has said.
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14 Apr 23
Economic disruption caused by Russia’s invasion saw the Ukrainian economy contract by almost 30% last year, the nation’s statistics agency has revealed.
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22 Feb 23
The Ukrainian government has requested $15bn from the International Monetary Fund to meet immediate spending needs and pay for structural reforms.
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17 Jan 23
The Ukrainian government will receive the first tranche of an €18bn European Union support package later this week, after agreeing to loan conditions.
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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.
30 Jun 23Ukraine is set to receive a $1.5bn concessional loan from the World Bank to fund reforms and support its continued response to the Russian invasion.
9 Jun 23Libya is too reliant on oil and gas, the International Monetary Fund found in its first review of the economy in a decade – during which analysis was made impossible by war and fragmentation.
31 May 23The International Monetary Fund announced the funding allocation, which forms part of a $15.6bn programme for the war-torn nation.
26 May 23The Horn of Africa will need at least $7bn in aid this year to avoid a catastrophe caused by climate change and conflict, the UN has said.
17 Jan 23The Ukrainian government will receive the first tranche of an €18bn European Union support package later this week, after agreeing to loan conditions.
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.
