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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.
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12 Apr 22
International aid rose to a record $179bn in 2021 as developed countries increased their efforts to help their developing counterparts deal with the Covid-19 pandemic, OECD figures have shown.
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28 Mar 22
Rating agency S&P Global has cut its growth forecasts and raised its inflation predictions for the Asia Pacific region as its confidence in the post-coronavirus recovery falters.
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15 Mar 22
Palestinian authorities must adopt spending reforms to help solve a fiscal outlook which has been weakened further by Covid-19, according to the International Monetary Fund.
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3 Mar 22
The benefit of federal Covid-19 aid in New York is unclear because authorities have “no reporting on outcomes”, the city’s comptroller has warned.
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28 Feb 22
The Bank of Japan wants to “deepen its analysis” of the country’s below-target inflation, which is persisting despite prices rising rapidly elsewhere in the world.
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28 Feb 22
Thailand’s economy grew by 1.6% in 2021 after Covid-19 lockdown measures impacted on international trade and tourism.
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23 Feb 22
The Mexican government’s finances have remained sound since the onset of Covid-19 but the government needs an “ambitious” set of reforms to cement the economic recovery, the OECD has said.
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17 Feb 22
The Bank of Canada could implement a series of interest rate rises to mitigate soaring inflation, according to its deputy governor.
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17 Feb 22
Low-income and developing countries must be more transparent on the level and type of loans they owe, to help with debt restructuring, according to the World Bank Group.
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16 Feb 22
Japan’s GDP increased by 1.7% in 2021, as the nation continued to recover from a recession exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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15 Feb 22
Former Canadian Conservative leader has tabled a bill enabling the auditor general to scrutinise the Bank of Canada’s Covid-19 quantitative easing programme.
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15 Feb 22
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa is set to accelerate reforms to modernise electrical supply and broadband, in a bid to reverse record high unemployment.
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.
27 Jun 22The 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...
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.
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.
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...
28 Mar 22Rating agency S&P Global has cut its growth forecasts and raised its inflation predictions for the Asia Pacific region as its confidence in the post-coronavirus recovery falters.
15 Mar 22Palestinian authorities must adopt spending reforms to help solve a fiscal outlook which has been weakened further by Covid-19, according to the International Monetary Fund.
3 Mar 22The benefit of federal Covid-19 aid in New York is unclear because authorities have “no reporting on outcomes”, the city’s comptroller has warned.
28 Feb 22The Bank of Japan wants to “deepen its analysis” of the country’s below-target inflation, which is persisting despite prices rising rapidly elsewhere in the world.
28 Feb 22Thailand’s economy grew by 1.6% in 2021 after Covid-19 lockdown measures impacted on international trade and tourism.
23 Feb 22The Mexican government’s finances have remained sound since the onset of Covid-19 but the government needs an “ambitious” set of reforms to cement the economic recovery, the OECD has said.
17 Feb 22The Bank of Canada could implement a series of interest rate rises to mitigate soaring inflation, according to its deputy governor.
15 Feb 22South African president Cyril Ramaphosa is set to accelerate reforms to modernise electrical supply and broadband, in a bid to reverse record high unemployment.
