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6 Oct 22
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has raised concern over the ability of women and under-represented entrepreneurs to start small businesses.
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3 Oct 16
The World Bank’s private sector lending arm is profiting from projects linked to human rights and environmental abuses, according to a report from Oxfam.
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19 Jul 16
Developing countries are “leading the world” on green finance initiatives, according to the United Nations Environment Programme.
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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.
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21 Jun 15
Eurozone finance ministers have welcomed the submission of a revised reform package from Greece, which could form the basis of a deal later this week to end the country's debt crisis.
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9 Jun 15
Integrated reporting in the public sector could improve the planning of public services across changes in governments and assist in the allocation of scarce resources, experts at a groundbreaking...
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29 May 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from Latin America & the Caribbean you might have missed.
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29 May 15
A round-up of public finance news stories from the US & Canada you might have missed.
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27 May 15
International donors need to better target the aid they provide the world’s poorest countries if new development goals are to succeed, according to anti-poverty campaigners ONE.
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27 May 15
A round-up of public finance news stories from the Middle East & Africa you might have missed this week.
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27 May 15
The European Union’s fourth anti-money laundering directive, which strengthens the existing framework on tax evasion and terrorist financing, was approved by the European Parliament yesterday.
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27 May 15
France must reduce its record levels of public spending and public debt and tackle stubbornly high unemployment, the International MFrance must reduce its record levels of public spending and public...
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27 May 15
Problems with the reliability of South Africa’s electricity supply could hurt economic growth, according to the country’s finance minister Nhlanhla Nene.
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26 May 15
Finance leaders from the western Balkans and representatives of the World Bank and European Commission are to come together to discuss the future of financial reporting in the region.
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20 May 15
The World Bank is set to double results-based financing for education to $5bn over the next five years.
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20 May 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from the US & Canada you might have missed.
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20 May 15
Government officials from across the Middle East and North Africa have met in Kuwait this week to discuss how to develop social security systems and other safety nets to deal with sluggish growth,...
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20 May 15
Africa cannot rise without the active participation of women in the finance profession, the Africa Congress of Accountants was told.
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20 May 15
Greece is today set to meet a deadline to repay a €750m loan to the International Monetary Fund, a Greek finance ministry official has said.
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20 May 15
The World Bank has approved as $500m loan to help Egypt fund a social housing project that is intended to provide one million houses and secure residences for low-income families over the next five...
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20 May 15
Sierra Leone is to implement an $8.3m social safety net programme, aimed at supporting 126,000 extremely poor households and vulnerable communities throughout the country.
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20 May 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from the US & Canada you might have missed.
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20 May 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from Latin America & Caribbeanyou might have missed.