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19 Mar 24
Public spending on education in Laos has halved in the past decade, leading to the World Bank calling for an urgent uplift to avoid permanent damage to the country’s development and its young people’...
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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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23 Aug 22
The Filipino government has proposed a record budget for 2023 that it said will help boost the economy and lift people out of poverty.
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23 Feb 21
Education budgets are being slashed in poorer countries as governments struggle to deal with Covid-19, a report has found.
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3 Oct 19
No major donor country is “doing well overall” when it comes to aid, according to an organisation that has given 21 countries ‘scores’ for the size and effectiveness of their international...
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30 Sep 19
Health and education spending “will be key” to unlocking the productive potential of Sri Lanka, according to the World Bank.
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16 Sep 19
A recent report from the OECD highlighted the difference between the UK’s education system and that of other countries’, director of the Higher Education Policy Institute Nick Hillman writes.
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20 Aug 19
The IMF explains how scaling back on energy subsidies would leave more money for governments to spend on areas such as education and healthcare.
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25 Jun 19
Mongolia’s economy remains “extremely vulnerable” to external factors and it must strengthen its finances to achieve inclusive growth, it has been warned.
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17 May 19
Brazilian students have led large protests against cuts to spending on higher education as the government struggles to bring a precarious fiscal situation under control.
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3 May 19
Investing in human capital by improving health and education is vital to future growth in the Gulf Cooperation Council region, the World Bank has said.
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21 Dec 18
Spending more on health, education and social services could boost the Chinese economy, the World Bank has urged.
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28 Aug 18
Women still do not participate in the work force at the same rate as men, the IMF points out. The organisation suggests some ways on how this could be turned around.
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7 Jun 18
A new £9.8m project to improve education by bringing together teachers from around the world has been launched today.
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25 May 18
The European Union €166bn budget for 2019 will “invest in a stronger and more resilient European economy”, it has announced.
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17 May 18
The UK has given Malawi £11.9m worth of educational buildings to improve primary and secondary schools.
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8 May 18
Portugal should invest more in adult learning to boost growth and social well-being, the OECD has said.
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4 May 18
Government and organisations around the world should do more to ensure accountants are trained to common international standards, an International Federation of Accountants report has said.
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24 Apr 18
Improving the Greek education system could contribute to inclusive and sustainable growth, the OECD has said.
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24 Apr 18
The UK has urged global leaders to support a pledge to give the world’s most marginalised girls 12 years of ‘good quality’ education.
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2 Feb 18
The UK’s £225m pledge to the “global learning crisis” is disappointing and falls short of what was expected, MPs on the international development committee have said.
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1 Feb 18
Developing countries are missing out on at least $308m every day because they do not educate girls to the same level as boys, an advocacy group has said.
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13 Nov 17
The South African government should increase spending on higher education to at least 1% of gross domestic product, a presidential commission report released on Monday said.
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11 Oct 17
Developing countries need more money to educate girls in order to grow local and global economies, an advocacy organisation has said.
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4 Oct 17
Advanced economies are not doing enough to close gender gaps, despite increased focus on getting more women into public and private sector leadership, the OECD has said.
19 Mar 24Public spending on education in Laos has halved in the past decade, leading to the World Bank calling for an urgent uplift to avoid permanent damage to the country’s development and its young people’...
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.
23 Aug 22The Filipino government has proposed a record budget for 2023 that it said will help boost the economy and lift people out of poverty.
23 Feb 21Education budgets are being slashed in poorer countries as governments struggle to deal with Covid-19, a report has found.
3 Oct 19No major donor country is “doing well overall” when it comes to aid, according to an organisation that has given 21 countries ‘scores’ for the size and effectiveness of their international...
30 Sep 19Health and education spending “will be key” to unlocking the productive potential of Sri Lanka, according to the World Bank.
16 Sep 19A recent report from the OECD highlighted the difference between the UK’s education system and that of other countries’, director of the Higher Education Policy Institute Nick Hillman writes.
20 Aug 19The IMF explains how scaling back on energy subsidies would leave more money for governments to spend on areas such as education and healthcare.
25 Jun 19Mongolia’s economy remains “extremely vulnerable” to external factors and it must strengthen its finances to achieve inclusive growth, it has been warned.
17 May 19Brazilian students have led large protests against cuts to spending on higher education as the government struggles to bring a precarious fiscal situation under control.
3 May 19Investing in human capital by improving health and education is vital to future growth in the Gulf Cooperation Council region, the World Bank has said.
21 Dec 18Spending more on health, education and social services could boost the Chinese economy, the World Bank has urged.
25 May 18The European Union €166bn budget for 2019 will “invest in a stronger and more resilient European economy”, it has announced.
17 May 18The UK has given Malawi £11.9m worth of educational buildings to improve primary and secondary schools.
8 May 18Portugal should invest more in adult learning to boost growth and social well-being, the OECD has said.
4 May 18Government and organisations around the world should do more to ensure accountants are trained to common international standards, an International Federation of Accountants report has said.
24 Apr 18Improving the Greek education system could contribute to inclusive and sustainable growth, the OECD has said.
13 Nov 17The South African government should increase spending on higher education to at least 1% of gross domestic product, a presidential commission report released on Monday said.
4 Oct 17Advanced economies are not doing enough to close gender gaps, despite increased focus on getting more women into public and private sector leadership, the OECD has said.
