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17 Aug 21
Thailand's central bank chief has called on the government to invest a further 1trn baht ($30bn) into fighting Covid-19, as restrictions continue to affect the economy.
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12 Aug 21
The pace of larger economies' economic recovery from Covid-19 has slowed in recent months, according to analysis for the OECD.
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5 Aug 21
Declining birth rates and increases in life expectancy could see economic growth increase for sub-Saharan African nations in the long-term, according to ratings agency S&P.
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3 Aug 21
The Rwandan government has taken advantage of low interest rates to issue a $620m bond, its second foreign currency sale.
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30 Jul 21
New Lebanese prime minister Najib Mikati said this week that only a unified approach will help the nation recover from one of the greatest crises in modern history.
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27 Jul 21
Myanmar’s economy could be 30% worse off due to the impact of political turmoil and Covid-19 on development progress, according to the World Bank Group.
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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.