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23 Jul 21
The International Monetary Fund has approved a 45% increase on normal limits of financing for lower income nations, to help with the Covid-19 recoveries.
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20 Jul 21
Almost three quarters of local and regional governments around the globe could see budget gaps open in the short-term due to Covid-19 pressures, according to ratings agency Standard and Poor’s.
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19 Jul 21
The African Development Bank is in a strong position, even though Covid-19 saw a shift in the organisation's priorities, according to ratings agency Fitch.
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9 Jul 21
The International Monetary Fund's record $650bn liquidity stimulus in response to Covid-19 is expected to be operational by the end of August.
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7 Jul 21
Cote D’Ivoire has been assigned a BB- credit rating by ratings agency Standard and Poor’s, reflecting increased growth potential and continued economic reforms.
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6 Jul 21
The global sukuk market will recover from a Covid-19 slump, with issuance to move towards $155bn this year, according to ratings agency Standard and Poor’s.
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5 Jul 21
The Ghanaian government will need to raise taxes to help alleviate the debt burden on the nation and reduce reliance on borrowing, a senior economist said.
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28 Jun 21
China’s zero tolerance approach to curbing Covid-19 outbreaks has benefitted the nation’s economy recovery from the pandemic, according to ratings agency Fitch.
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9 Jun 21
The Chinese economy will grow at a slower rate in the second half of this year as external supply chain disruptions impact on Covid-19 recovery, according to ratings agency Moody’s.
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1 Jun 21
The global recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic led to a record 32 credit rating downgrades in 2020, according to ratings agency Fitch.
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26 May 21
Growth in Central American and Caribbean nations is set to lag behind that in similarly-rated counterparts as Covid-19 exacerbates underlying financial weaknesses, according to ratings agency Fitch.
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24 May 21
Peru’s credit outlook has been revised down to negative because of a polarised and fractured political system, according to ratings agency Moody’s.
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6 Apr 21
The International Monetary fund has agreed a $238m third tranche of debt relief for lower income nations, to help manage their responses to the coronavirus pandemic.
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31 Mar 21
Growth rates for emerging economies will be better than first expected this year, as nations showed resilience in the face of Covid-19 restrictions, according to rating’s agency Standard and Poor’s.
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13 Dec 19
Countries need help when transitioning from receiving aid to self-sufficiency, academics have said, pointing to Botswana as a good example for poor countries to follow.
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4 Apr 19
President Trump’s protectionism is aggravating Latin America’s fiscal headache. Gavin O’Toole reports.
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18 Sep 18
Four of the world’s biggest pharmaceutical companies could be avoiding paying about $3.8bn in corporate tax, Oxfam has warned.
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22 Aug 16
Thousands of people took to the streets in Chile yesterday to demand that the country’s controversial privatised pension scheme is scrapped.
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8 Feb 16
India has overtaken China as the world’s fastest growing economy, according to figures published by the country’s Central Statistics Office.
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21 Dec 15
The United States Congress has approved reforms to the International Monetary Fund’s governance that will give China and other emerging economies greater clout within the institution after...
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2 Nov 15
Countries planning to establish special disaster risk management funds to meet the costs incurred by earthquakes and floods should “pay attention to the lessons of the past”, an accounting professor...
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21 Oct 15
Public finance professionals face huge challenges worldwide. But there are also good reasons to be optimistic about aiming for ambitious goals
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18 Jun 15
An emergency summit of eurozone leaders will take place on Monday for urgent, high-level discussions about the situation in Greece after talks collapsed last night.
23 Jul 21The International Monetary Fund has approved a 45% increase on normal limits of financing for lower income nations, to help with the Covid-19 recoveries.
20 Jul 21Almost three quarters of local and regional governments around the globe could see budget gaps open in the short-term due to Covid-19 pressures, according to ratings agency Standard and Poor’s.
19 Jul 21The African Development Bank is in a strong position, even though Covid-19 saw a shift in the organisation's priorities, according to ratings agency Fitch.
9 Jul 21The International Monetary Fund's record $650bn liquidity stimulus in response to Covid-19 is expected to be operational by the end of August.
7 Jul 21Cote D’Ivoire has been assigned a BB- credit rating by ratings agency Standard and Poor’s, reflecting increased growth potential and continued economic reforms.
6 Jul 21The global sukuk market will recover from a Covid-19 slump, with issuance to move towards $155bn this year, according to ratings agency Standard and Poor’s.
5 Jul 21The Ghanaian government will need to raise taxes to help alleviate the debt burden on the nation and reduce reliance on borrowing, a senior economist said.
28 Jun 21China’s zero tolerance approach to curbing Covid-19 outbreaks has benefitted the nation’s economy recovery from the pandemic, according to ratings agency Fitch.
26 May 21Growth in Central American and Caribbean nations is set to lag behind that in similarly-rated counterparts as Covid-19 exacerbates underlying financial weaknesses, according to ratings agency Fitch.
24 May 21Peru’s credit outlook has been revised down to negative because of a polarised and fractured political system, according to ratings agency Moody’s.
31 Mar 21Growth rates for emerging economies will be better than first expected this year, as nations showed resilience in the face of Covid-19 restrictions, according to rating’s agency Standard and Poor’s.
13 Dec 19Countries need help when transitioning from receiving aid to self-sufficiency, academics have said, pointing to Botswana as a good example for poor countries to follow.
4 Apr 19President Trump’s protectionism is aggravating Latin America’s fiscal headache. Gavin O’Toole reports.
18 Sep 18Four of the world’s biggest pharmaceutical companies could be avoiding paying about $3.8bn in corporate tax, Oxfam has warned.
22 Aug 16Thousands of people took to the streets in Chile yesterday to demand that the country’s controversial privatised pension scheme is scrapped.
21 Dec 15The United States Congress has approved reforms to the International Monetary Fund’s governance that will give China and other emerging economies greater clout within the institution after...
2 Nov 15Countries planning to establish special disaster risk management funds to meet the costs incurred by earthquakes and floods should “pay attention to the lessons of the past”, an accounting professor...
21 Oct 15Public finance professionals face huge challenges worldwide. But there are also good reasons to be optimistic about aiming for ambitious goals
18 Jun 15An emergency summit of eurozone leaders will take place on Monday for urgent, high-level discussions about the situation in Greece after talks collapsed last night.
