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23 Apr 19
Turkey’s government may be ignoring warning signals and could be pushing the economy towards a cliff edge, a leading analyst has warned.
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23 Apr 19
If permafrost in the Arctic melts this could add up to $70 trillion (£54tn) to the world’s climate bill, researchers are warning.
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9 Apr 19
Sri Lanka’s economy can look forward to healthy growth over the next two years but reforms remain “essential”, the Asian Development Bank has said.
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2 Apr 19
Sweden’s economy is booming thanks to a unique blend of inclusiveness, but reforms could further boost competitiveness and social cohesion.
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27 Mar 19
The public perception that some large multinational companies pay little tax has led to political demands for urgent action. It is not difficult to see why, says head of the IMF Christine Lagarde....
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1 Mar 19
The French ‘yellow vests’ protests have shaved 0.2 percentage points off the country’s economic growth since the end of last year, the country’s finance minister has said.
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30 Jan 19
Iran is facing its biggest economic pressures for 40 years in the face of US sanctions, the country’s president has said.
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31 Aug 18
The International Monetary Fund’s loan conditions for debt-ridden countries such as Greece are counterproductive and can make their economies worse, finance experts have warned.
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28 Aug 18
Growth picked up slightly across the world’s wealthiest economies between April and June this year, provisional OECD figures have shown.
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28 Aug 18
Japan’s trade minister has warned the US president Donald Trump could harm the global economy because he does not understand how trade works.
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15 Aug 18
It may be difficult for Turkey to get IMF backing following its clash with the US over new tariffs, academics have told PF International.
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25 Jul 18
Tunisia’s prime minister Youssef Chahed said yesterday that changing the government would hurt the country’s economy and risk damaging the confidence of international lenders.
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10 May 18
The world should look to the disasters of the past to help it prepare for the future, the World Bank has said.
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10 May 18
Looting of public resources has left South Africa on the brink of becoming a failed state, according to the Treasury’s director general.
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27 Apr 18
Countries should look to long-term investments for sustainable development and change their mindset from “short-termism”, United Nation officials have said.
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20 Apr 18
The world economy faces a “bumpy road” ahead, the International Monetary Fund has warned in its latest global financial stability report.
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2 Aug 16
Child hunger costs Ghana some $2.6bn every year, equivalent to 6.4% of the country’s GDP, a report from the United Nations has found.
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21 Jul 16
Zimbabwe’s accountancy institute is to work with the country’s auditor-general to develop a professional qualification targeting public sector accountants.
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11 Feb 16
Ukraine looks to have secured the continuation of its $17.5bn bailout from the International Monetary Fund after “constructive” discussions with managing director Christine Lagarde.
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9 Feb 16
The International Monetary Fund has encouraged New Zealand to tackle its “chronically low” national saving levels and heavy reliance on offshore funding.
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25 Jan 16
The government of Suriname has requested financial support from a number of international lenders as its economy is crippled by the fall in commodity prices.
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22 Dec 15
The World Bank has confirmed a $1bn loan will be made to Egypt to support a reform programme being undertaken in collaboration with the African Development Bank that includes reductions in government...
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25 Jun 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from the Middle East & Africa you might have missed.
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24 Jun 15
Global foreign direct investment declined by 16% last year to $1.23 trillion, thanks to a fragile world FDI economy, policy uncertainty for investors and heightened geopolitical risks, the United...
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23 Jun 15
Seven countries in east Africa have developed plans, backed by the International Monetary Fund, to improve the quality of public sector debt statistics as the region moves towards monetary union.
23 Apr 19Turkey’s government may be ignoring warning signals and could be pushing the economy towards a cliff edge, a leading analyst has warned.
23 Apr 19If permafrost in the Arctic melts this could add up to $70 trillion (£54tn) to the world’s climate bill, researchers are warning.
9 Apr 19Sri Lanka’s economy can look forward to healthy growth over the next two years but reforms remain “essential”, the Asian Development Bank has said.
2 Apr 19Sweden’s economy is booming thanks to a unique blend of inclusiveness, but reforms could further boost competitiveness and social cohesion.
27 Mar 19The public perception that some large multinational companies pay little tax has led to political demands for urgent action. It is not difficult to see why, says head of the IMF Christine Lagarde....
1 Mar 19The French ‘yellow vests’ protests have shaved 0.2 percentage points off the country’s economic growth since the end of last year, the country’s finance minister has said.
30 Jan 19Iran is facing its biggest economic pressures for 40 years in the face of US sanctions, the country’s president has said.
31 Aug 18The International Monetary Fund’s loan conditions for debt-ridden countries such as Greece are counterproductive and can make their economies worse, finance experts have warned.
28 Aug 18Growth picked up slightly across the world’s wealthiest economies between April and June this year, provisional OECD figures have shown.
28 Aug 18Japan’s trade minister has warned the US president Donald Trump could harm the global economy because he does not understand how trade works.
15 Aug 18It may be difficult for Turkey to get IMF backing following its clash with the US over new tariffs, academics have told PF International.
25 Jul 18Tunisia’s prime minister Youssef Chahed said yesterday that changing the government would hurt the country’s economy and risk damaging the confidence of international lenders.
10 May 18The world should look to the disasters of the past to help it prepare for the future, the World Bank has said.
10 May 18Looting of public resources has left South Africa on the brink of becoming a failed state, according to the Treasury’s director general.
27 Apr 18Countries should look to long-term investments for sustainable development and change their mindset from “short-termism”, United Nation officials have said.
20 Apr 18The world economy faces a “bumpy road” ahead, the International Monetary Fund has warned in its latest global financial stability report.
2 Aug 16Child hunger costs Ghana some $2.6bn every year, equivalent to 6.4% of the country’s GDP, a report from the United Nations has found.
21 Jul 16Zimbabwe’s accountancy institute is to work with the country’s auditor-general to develop a professional qualification targeting public sector accountants.
11 Feb 16Ukraine looks to have secured the continuation of its $17.5bn bailout from the International Monetary Fund after “constructive” discussions with managing director Christine Lagarde.
9 Feb 16The International Monetary Fund has encouraged New Zealand to tackle its “chronically low” national saving levels and heavy reliance on offshore funding.
25 Jan 16The government of Suriname has requested financial support from a number of international lenders as its economy is crippled by the fall in commodity prices.
22 Dec 15The World Bank has confirmed a $1bn loan will be made to Egypt to support a reform programme being undertaken in collaboration with the African Development Bank that includes reductions in government...
25 Jun 15A round-up of recent public finance stories from the Middle East & Africa you might have missed.
24 Jun 15Global foreign direct investment declined by 16% last year to $1.23 trillion, thanks to a fragile world FDI economy, policy uncertainty for investors and heightened geopolitical risks, the United...
