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10 Jan 20
The global economy will grow slightly faster in 2020 than it did last year, the World Bank said as it announced its growth projection of 2.5%.
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28 Oct 19
Madagascar has a “window of opportunity” to transform its economy to boost job creation and lift people out of poverty, according to the World Bank.
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28 Oct 19
Months of protests have dragged Hong Kong’s economy into a recession, the city’s financial secretary has said.
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30 Jul 19
Malaysia’s success in achieving economic growth must be backed up by work to ensure its sustainability, according to the OECD.
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16 Jul 19
Ethiopia’s government plans a major spending boost in a bid to accelerate the expansion of one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies.
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20 May 19
Japan has defied the gloomy expectations of analysts that the world’s third biggest economy could shrink in the first quarter of this year.
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18 Apr 19
A meeting of the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative – part of the World Bank Group - has called on governments to increase women’s access to financial services.
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7 Jun 18
Global economic growth alone is not enough to end extreme poverty in some parts of the world, the head of the World Bank has warned.
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3 May 18
Greek’s public finances have “markedly strengthened” but public administration is still facing challenges, the OECD has said.
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30 Apr 18
The economic growth in the US slowed to an annualised rate of 2.3% in the first quarter of this year, the Commerce Department has said.
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16 Feb 18
South African’s ruling party leader Cyril Ramaphosa has been sworn in as the country’s new president after Jacob Zuma resigned amid pressure to step down.
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14 Feb 18
Japan’s economic growth slowed in the last quarter of 2017 to 0.5%, falling from a pace of 2.5% in the previous quarter, according to preliminary figures.
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2 Nov 17
The economy of the eurozone grew by 2.5% over the year to September, the highest rate of growth since 2001, figures from the statistical office of the European Union found.
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29 Jul 16
Growth across the eurozone has slowed in the second quarter of 2016, according to figures released today.
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24 Jun 16
Boosting growth in cities is linked to good public financial management that helps engage both public authorities and business in the potential for private and public investments.
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8 Jun 16
The World Bank has cut its global growth forecasts for 2016 to 2.4%, from the already modest 2.9% it predicted in January.
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3 Jun 16
Brazil’s economy has declined for the fifth consecutive quarter in what the finance ministry described as one of the deepest recessions in the country’s history.
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25 Apr 16
India’s government seems “reluctant” to solve its affordable urban housing crisis, with luxury real estate and development projects prioritised over the housing needs of poorer people, a United...
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6 Apr 16
World Bank president Jim Yong Kim has called on world leaders to focus on boosting developing countries’ economies to “pull the roots” of extremism and prevent future refugee crises.
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5 Feb 16
Zimbabwe will need to make substantial improvements in the allocation and efficiency of public spending to shore up its economy against headwinds and ensure growth is inclusive, the World Bank has...
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5 Feb 16
International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde has called for a “new multilateralism” and partnership between the world’s increasingly interdependent emerging and advanced economies...
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26 Jan 16
World economic growth will fall to its lowest rate since the financial crisis this year and could be as little as 2%, the Centre for Economics and Business Research has forecast.
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6 Jan 16
Nigeria should build resilience and bolster its public financial management as global financial conditions challenge its economy, the International Monetary Fund’s managing director has said.
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9 Dec 15
China could lose 90 million workers by 2040 as its population ages, the World Bank has warned. Wealthier economies across East Asia are set to see their working-age populations shrink by as much as...
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25 Nov 15
Ethiopia, the second poorest country in the world at the start of the century, is on track to become a middle-income country by 2025.
10 Jan 20The global economy will grow slightly faster in 2020 than it did last year, the World Bank said as it announced its growth projection of 2.5%.
28 Oct 19Madagascar has a “window of opportunity” to transform its economy to boost job creation and lift people out of poverty, according to the World Bank.
28 Oct 19Months of protests have dragged Hong Kong’s economy into a recession, the city’s financial secretary has said.
30 Jul 19Malaysia’s success in achieving economic growth must be backed up by work to ensure its sustainability, according to the OECD.
16 Jul 19Ethiopia’s government plans a major spending boost in a bid to accelerate the expansion of one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies.
20 May 19Japan has defied the gloomy expectations of analysts that the world’s third biggest economy could shrink in the first quarter of this year.
18 Apr 19A meeting of the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative – part of the World Bank Group - has called on governments to increase women’s access to financial services.
7 Jun 18Global economic growth alone is not enough to end extreme poverty in some parts of the world, the head of the World Bank has warned.
3 May 18Greek’s public finances have “markedly strengthened” but public administration is still facing challenges, the OECD has said.
30 Apr 18The economic growth in the US slowed to an annualised rate of 2.3% in the first quarter of this year, the Commerce Department has said.
16 Feb 18South African’s ruling party leader Cyril Ramaphosa has been sworn in as the country’s new president after Jacob Zuma resigned amid pressure to step down.
14 Feb 18Japan’s economic growth slowed in the last quarter of 2017 to 0.5%, falling from a pace of 2.5% in the previous quarter, according to preliminary figures.
2 Nov 17The economy of the eurozone grew by 2.5% over the year to September, the highest rate of growth since 2001, figures from the statistical office of the European Union found.
29 Jul 16Growth across the eurozone has slowed in the second quarter of 2016, according to figures released today.
24 Jun 16Boosting growth in cities is linked to good public financial management that helps engage both public authorities and business in the potential for private and public investments.
8 Jun 16The World Bank has cut its global growth forecasts for 2016 to 2.4%, from the already modest 2.9% it predicted in January.
3 Jun 16Brazil’s economy has declined for the fifth consecutive quarter in what the finance ministry described as one of the deepest recessions in the country’s history.
25 Apr 16India’s government seems “reluctant” to solve its affordable urban housing crisis, with luxury real estate and development projects prioritised over the housing needs of poorer people, a United...
5 Feb 16Zimbabwe will need to make substantial improvements in the allocation and efficiency of public spending to shore up its economy against headwinds and ensure growth is inclusive, the World Bank has...
5 Feb 16International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde has called for a “new multilateralism” and partnership between the world’s increasingly interdependent emerging and advanced economies...
26 Jan 16World economic growth will fall to its lowest rate since the financial crisis this year and could be as little as 2%, the Centre for Economics and Business Research has forecast.
9 Dec 15China could lose 90 million workers by 2040 as its population ages, the World Bank has warned. Wealthier economies across East Asia are set to see their working-age populations shrink by as much as...
25 Nov 15Ethiopia, the second poorest country in the world at the start of the century, is on track to become a middle-income country by 2025.
