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28 May 19
The Asian Development Bank is embarking on its largest ever project to finance infrastructure by funding a key railway line in the Philippines.
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20 May 19
The Pacific Games will help Samoa record robust growth this year as tourism boosts the economy of the small island state.
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2 May 19
Ireland has launched a fund to help island states in the Pacific cope with the impact of rising seas.
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28 Mar 19
Digital technology can transform education but is being held back by teachers still heavily reliant upon traditional approaches.
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19 Mar 19
The African Development Bank’s Uyoyo Edosio explains how an ICT programme is helping young people in Kenya become more employable.
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12 Mar 19
China donates more international aid than any other country. But is it really the force for good it claims to be? Victor Smart investigates.
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5 Mar 19
Providing infrastructure for the poor gives them opportunities for empowerment, says economist Fauziah Zen.
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7 Dec 18
During the IFAC Professional Accountancy Organization Development Committee meeting in October 2018, committee members engaged in a day of creative thinking about the future-ready PAO. CIPFA’s Alan...
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27 Nov 18
To run a truly global foreign policy, the ultimate challenge for China is winning hearts and minds rather than showering cash, says Chatham House’s Dr Yu Jie.
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12 Nov 18
Australia’s prime minister has announced a multi-billion-dollar fund for Pacific island nations to build infrastructure.
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12 Nov 18
The Asian Development Bank has approved a $500m loan to improve electricity supply in Turkmenistan.
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30 Oct 18
We risk missing out on the potential Artificial Intelligence has to improve public services if people don’t trust what governments are up to, says the Centre for Public Impact’s Danny Buerkli.
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8 Oct 18
The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals set ambitious targets for a world without poverty, hunger and pollution. Three years on from their adoption, what progress has been made and how is it best...
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28 Sep 18
The consequences of poorly executed public infrastructure can be deadly but there is a way forward, says Transparency International’s Claire Martin.
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21 Sep 18
A new consensus around the ‘economics of equality’ is gaining traction in the region, writes Latin American specialist Gavin O’Toole.
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28 Aug 18
The UK government has pledged £4bn worth of funding to Africa as it looks to deepen economic ties with the continent, the prime minister has announced.
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13 Aug 18
India is helping Afghanistan with a number of projects to boost development and improve capacity building, education, healthcare and governance.
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6 Aug 18
The G20 has come up with a plan to develop an ‘infrastructure asset class’ to boost global infrastructure. But this is wrong and the focus should be on investing more public money into...
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13 Jul 18
While there is a desire to continue providing international aid, it is important the EU and UK do not reduce their Official Development Assistance because of Brexit, say campaigners Nasim Salad and...
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25 May 18
The EU’s plan to expand its External Investment Plan to finance development projects is not backed up by evidence, writes María José Romero and Isabelle Brachet.
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25 May 18
Developing countries need to have the “basic building blocks” in place before they can make sustainable reforms, the president of a global financial management body has said.
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22 May 18
Blockchain technology can help fragile states by lowering the fees of remittances but risks ‘opening channels’ for terrorism funding and money laundering, a panel argued yesterday.
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8 May 18
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development lags behind its counterparts and the private sector in moving away from funding fossil fuels, says think-tank E3G’s Helena Wright.
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24 Apr 18
The US Federal Reserve’s decision to raise rates to a 10-year high has significant impacts on African countries seeking to finance development, says Fiona Robertson of the ONE Campaign.
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22 Jan 18
More than 80% of new global wealth is going to the richest 1% of the population while the poorest get nothing, resulting in a “system that is failing”, Oxfam has said.
28 May 19The Asian Development Bank is embarking on its largest ever project to finance infrastructure by funding a key railway line in the Philippines.
20 May 19The Pacific Games will help Samoa record robust growth this year as tourism boosts the economy of the small island state.
2 May 19Ireland has launched a fund to help island states in the Pacific cope with the impact of rising seas.
28 Mar 19Digital technology can transform education but is being held back by teachers still heavily reliant upon traditional approaches.
19 Mar 19The African Development Bank’s Uyoyo Edosio explains how an ICT programme is helping young people in Kenya become more employable.
12 Mar 19China donates more international aid than any other country. But is it really the force for good it claims to be? Victor Smart investigates.
5 Mar 19Providing infrastructure for the poor gives them opportunities for empowerment, says economist Fauziah Zen.
7 Dec 18During the IFAC Professional Accountancy Organization Development Committee meeting in October 2018, committee members engaged in a day of creative thinking about the future-ready PAO. CIPFA’s Alan...
27 Nov 18To run a truly global foreign policy, the ultimate challenge for China is winning hearts and minds rather than showering cash, says Chatham House’s Dr Yu Jie.
12 Nov 18Australia’s prime minister has announced a multi-billion-dollar fund for Pacific island nations to build infrastructure.
12 Nov 18The Asian Development Bank has approved a $500m loan to improve electricity supply in Turkmenistan.
30 Oct 18We risk missing out on the potential Artificial Intelligence has to improve public services if people don’t trust what governments are up to, says the Centre for Public Impact’s Danny Buerkli.
8 Oct 18The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals set ambitious targets for a world without poverty, hunger and pollution. Three years on from their adoption, what progress has been made and how is it best...
28 Sep 18The consequences of poorly executed public infrastructure can be deadly but there is a way forward, says Transparency International’s Claire Martin.
21 Sep 18A new consensus around the ‘economics of equality’ is gaining traction in the region, writes Latin American specialist Gavin O’Toole.
28 Aug 18The UK government has pledged £4bn worth of funding to Africa as it looks to deepen economic ties with the continent, the prime minister has announced.
13 Aug 18India is helping Afghanistan with a number of projects to boost development and improve capacity building, education, healthcare and governance.
6 Aug 18The G20 has come up with a plan to develop an ‘infrastructure asset class’ to boost global infrastructure. But this is wrong and the focus should be on investing more public money into...
13 Jul 18While there is a desire to continue providing international aid, it is important the EU and UK do not reduce their Official Development Assistance because of Brexit, say campaigners Nasim Salad and...
25 May 18The EU’s plan to expand its External Investment Plan to finance development projects is not backed up by evidence, writes María José Romero and Isabelle Brachet.
25 May 18Developing countries need to have the “basic building blocks” in place before they can make sustainable reforms, the president of a global financial management body has said.
22 May 18Blockchain technology can help fragile states by lowering the fees of remittances but risks ‘opening channels’ for terrorism funding and money laundering, a panel argued yesterday.
8 May 18The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development lags behind its counterparts and the private sector in moving away from funding fossil fuels, says think-tank E3G’s Helena Wright.
24 Apr 18The US Federal Reserve’s decision to raise rates to a 10-year high has significant impacts on African countries seeking to finance development, says Fiona Robertson of the ONE Campaign.
22 Jan 18More than 80% of new global wealth is going to the richest 1% of the population while the poorest get nothing, resulting in a “system that is failing”, Oxfam has said.
