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28 Nov 22
The Cambodian government should deliver immediate relief to households to help support the nation’s long-term economic recovery and stop more people falling into poverty, the World Bank has said.
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25 Nov 22
The strategy that yielded early pandemic success in keeping Covid-19 cases contained is now “weighing” on China’s economy, a senior figure at the International Monetary Fund has warned.
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18 Nov 22
Most people in Nigeria lack adequate access to cooking fuel, water sanitation, healthcare, food security and housing, the nation’s official statistics body has found.
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25 Oct 22
Preventing pandemics would cost three times less than managing them after they have broken out, the World Bank has said as it published proposals for a new approach to infectious diseases.
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26 Sep 22
The US labour watchdog has identified more than $45bn of potentially fraudulent unemployment benefit claims during Covid-19 – almost triple initial forecasts.
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6 Sep 22
The European Union must adopt “risk-based” fiscal rules and instruct member nations to strengthen financial institutions to reduce fiscal risks, economists at the International Monetary Fund have...
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2 Sep 22
European Union institutions have won the praise of the bloc’s watchdog for their response to Covid-19.
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25 Aug 22
The economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic have put the brakes on reducing extreme poverty in the Asia Pacific region, economists at the Asian Development Bank have said.
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2 Aug 22
The dual impacts of Covid-19 and the war in Ukraine will leave public finances more exposed and could negatively impact future credit outlooks, a ratings agency has said.
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27 Jul 22
The International Monetary Fund has warned that further economic disruption linked to the war in Ukraine or future waves of Covid-19 could push the world economy into recession as it published its...
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25 Jul 22
The dual impact of Covid-19 and last year’s military coup in Myanmar has reversed a decade of poverty reduction and pushed more people into destitution, World Bank economists have said.
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21 Jul 22
The Australian government has launched a review to probe the mandate and objectives of the Reserve Bank of Australia following recent criticisms.
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4 Jul 22
The Chinese government is set to spend hundreds of billions of yuan to finance infrastructure projects as the economy starts to recover from Covid-19 lockdowns.
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27 Jun 22
The world’s richest governments have been told they failed poorer countries “on every level” on Covid-19 vaccines, with their hoarded stockpiles, unfulfilled promises of donations and efforts to stop...
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15 Jun 22
The Malaysian government must provide greater support to states that are lagging behind their more developed and industrialised peers, according to the World Bank.
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14 Jun 22
The level of fraud or overpayments of unemployment benefits made by the US government soared by almost tenfold in 2021, according to the national spending watchdog.
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31 May 22
The South Korean government has approved a multi-trillion-won supplementary budget to support small businesses and self-employed people impacted by Covid-19 restrictions.
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30 May 22
The Polish government wants to dissolve a judiciary body at the heart of a dispute with the European Union, in the hope that doing so will help it secure funding.
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18 May 22
The economic slowdown caused by strict Covid-19 restrictions in China could lead to a widening of local and regional government deficits this year, according to ratings agency S&P.
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3 May 22
The World Bank Group has announced an upward revision to the universal measure to indicate the level of extreme poverty.
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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
Benin has negotiated a $650m programme with the International Monetary Fund amid a worsening security situation, spillovers from the war in Ukraine and lingering effects of Covid-19.
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21 Apr 22
New Zealand’s strong resilience through Covid-19 means the nation is poised for continued growth in the coming years, according to ratings agency Moody’s.
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20 Apr 22
The World Bank is drawing up plans for a $170m medium-term crisis package to tackle the fallout from the Ukrainian invasion, Covid-19 and climate change – but admitted its ability to deal with future...
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13 Apr 22
Governments have been urged to take action against the concentration of wealth and income in a small section of the global population, creating inequality and fuelling inflation.
28 Nov 22The Cambodian government should deliver immediate relief to households to help support the nation’s long-term economic recovery and stop more people falling into poverty, the World Bank has said.
25 Nov 22The strategy that yielded early pandemic success in keeping Covid-19 cases contained is now “weighing” on China’s economy, a senior figure at the International Monetary Fund has warned.
18 Nov 22Most people in Nigeria lack adequate access to cooking fuel, water sanitation, healthcare, food security and housing, the nation’s official statistics body has found.
25 Oct 22Preventing pandemics would cost three times less than managing them after they have broken out, the World Bank has said as it published proposals for a new approach to infectious diseases.
26 Sep 22The US labour watchdog has identified more than $45bn of potentially fraudulent unemployment benefit claims during Covid-19 – almost triple initial forecasts.
6 Sep 22The European Union must adopt “risk-based” fiscal rules and instruct member nations to strengthen financial institutions to reduce fiscal risks, economists at the International Monetary Fund have...
2 Sep 22European Union institutions have won the praise of the bloc’s watchdog for their response to Covid-19.
25 Aug 22The economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic have put the brakes on reducing extreme poverty in the Asia Pacific region, economists at the Asian Development Bank have said.
2 Aug 22The dual impacts of Covid-19 and the war in Ukraine will leave public finances more exposed and could negatively impact future credit outlooks, a ratings agency has said.
27 Jul 22The International Monetary Fund has warned that further economic disruption linked to the war in Ukraine or future waves of Covid-19 could push the world economy into recession as it published its...
25 Jul 22The dual impact of Covid-19 and last year’s military coup in Myanmar has reversed a decade of poverty reduction and pushed more people into destitution, World Bank economists have said.
21 Jul 22The Australian government has launched a review to probe the mandate and objectives of the Reserve Bank of Australia following recent criticisms.
4 Jul 22The Chinese government is set to spend hundreds of billions of yuan to finance infrastructure projects as the economy starts to recover from Covid-19 lockdowns.
15 Jun 22The Malaysian government must provide greater support to states that are lagging behind their more developed and industrialised peers, according to the World Bank.
14 Jun 22The level of fraud or overpayments of unemployment benefits made by the US government soared by almost tenfold in 2021, according to the national spending watchdog.
31 May 22The South Korean government has approved a multi-trillion-won supplementary budget to support small businesses and self-employed people impacted by Covid-19 restrictions.
30 May 22The Polish government wants to dissolve a judiciary body at the heart of a dispute with the European Union, in the hope that doing so will help it secure funding.
18 May 22The economic slowdown caused by strict Covid-19 restrictions in China could lead to a widening of local and regional government deficits this year, according to ratings agency S&P.
3 May 22The World Bank Group has announced an upward revision to the universal measure to indicate the level of extreme poverty.
25 Apr 22Benin has negotiated a $650m programme with the International Monetary Fund amid a worsening security situation, spillovers from the war in Ukraine and lingering effects of Covid-19.
21 Apr 22New Zealand’s strong resilience through Covid-19 means the nation is poised for continued growth in the coming years, according to ratings agency Moody’s.
20 Apr 22The World Bank is drawing up plans for a $170m medium-term crisis package to tackle the fallout from the Ukrainian invasion, Covid-19 and climate change – but admitted its ability to deal with future...
