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8 Jun 17
The German government could have to fork out billions of euros in tax rebates after the country’s constitutional court ruled that a nuclear fuel levy it imposed on energy companies was illegal.
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6 Apr 17
Pakistan will not meet its deficit target in 2017, the government has admitted, as the International Monetary Fund warned more tax increases and spending cuts will be needed to maintain progress.
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6 Jan 17
The African Development Bank has approved a $870,000 grant to promote off-grid electricity generation in Tanzania.
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16 Dec 16
Construction cartels and firms with links to organised crime could benefit from billions in European public money after winning contracts to build a pipeline carrying gas from Azerbaijan to Europe,...
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30 Nov 16
The European Commission has announced proposals to restrict subsidies for coal and cut the European Union’s energy usage by 30% by 2030.
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20 Sep 16
The cost of decommissioning Soviet-era nuclear power plants in Lithuania, Bulgaria and Slovakia could balloon to €11.4bn ($12.7bn), the European Court of Auditors has warned.
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22 Aug 16
The International Monetary Fund has criticised the government of Suriname for failing to implement necessary fuel and electricity price increases.
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18 May 16
Workers across Nigeria have launched an indefinite strike today to protest government plans to increase petrol prices by up to 67%, in spite of a court ruling blocking the industrial action.
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13 May 16
Pakistan looks set to receive its next half a billion dollar disbursement from the International Monetary Fund as the lender confirms the south Asian country has met programme targets.
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8 Apr 16
A $200m investment agreement has been signed for the initial funding of a pipeline that will deliver 33 billion cubic metres of natural gas annually from Turkmenistan all the way through to India.
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21 Mar 16
Government finances in Zambia are under “immense stress” and the economy has contracted by around 3%, prompting the International Monetary Fund to call for swift and resolute action.
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7 Mar 16
Reforming Serbia’s expensive public sector will be key to accelerating the country’s accession to the European Union, the World Bank regional vice president has said.
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26 Feb 16
The African Development Bank will deliver almost $1.5bn in financing to Tanzania and the Seychelles over the next five years.
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9 Feb 16
The European Union is to support the delivery of public services and encourage better public financial management in Liberia with financing agreements totalling $64m.
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1 Feb 16
Ethiopia has become the seventh African country to sign up to the UK’s Energy Africa campaign, which aims to capitalise on solar power to accelerate universal energy access in sub-Saharan Africa.
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15 Jan 16
Myanmar has announced new requirements for assessing the environmental and social impacts of development projects, which have been worked up with assistance from the Asian Development Bank.
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6 Jan 16
The World Bank has approved $277m in financing for Bangladesh to help 19.5 million children complete primary school and increase the country’s low-cost energy supply.
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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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18 Dec 15
The African Development Bank will loan Egypt $500m to support a programme of fiscal reforms in the country, as well as steps to improve the energy sector and business environment.
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15 Dec 15
Auditors have warned that European Union member states’ energy supplies remain insecure and increasingly vulnerable as the region starts to move towards a greener future.
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8 Dec 15
The European Investment Bank has approved a $600m loan towards the construction of a power plant in Egypt that will help the country secure a sufficient, reliable and affordable energy supply.
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8 Dec 15
OECD member states are “woefully lacking” in their efforts to put a price on carbon, the organisation has warned.
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25 Nov 15
Myanmar’s electricity transmission network is to get an $80m upgrade, the Asian Development Bank has announced.
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20 Nov 15
The Asian Development Bank has approved a loan of almost $1.4bn to help Pakistan resolve its energy crisis.
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17 Nov 15
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has approved a $200m loan for Egypt towards a $1.3bn project to overcome the country’s energy shortfall.