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23 Mar 18
The African Development Bank is to give a $30m loan to support the “innovation economy” in Rwanda and help unlock growth.
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15 Mar 18
The French central bank has revised up its 2018 economic growth forecast to 1.9%, following the strongest growth in six years.
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15 Dec 17
Saudi Arabia’s king has approved a 72bn riyals ($19.2bn) programme to stimulate growth in his country’s private sector next year.
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30 Nov 17
The Danish economy has shrunk more than expected, suggesting the worst contraction since 2011, according to data released today.
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2 May 17
Countries in the Middle East and North Africa region will need to push ahead with economic reforms to improve growth, according to the International Monetary Fund.
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11 Mar 16
The European Central Bank has cut interests rates across the eurozone as it tries to bolster growth amid fresh fears of a renewed economic crash.
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24 Feb 16
Vietnam’s economy will need to grow by 7% a year and average incomes rise to over $7,000, up from $2,000 in 2014, if it is to achieve its ambition of attaining upper-middle-income status in two...
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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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1 Feb 16
Small, middle-income countries (SMICs) in sub-Saharan Africa should prioritise investments that generate wide economic benefits and rationalise regulations that hinder the private sector in order to...
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19 Jan 16
The International Monetary Fund has trimmed its outlook for the global economy by 0.2% on projections it made in October citing intensifying risks and detrimental trends in the world’s...
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14 Jan 16
Four billion people still lack access to the internet and the anticipated gains for growth, employment and public services from digital technologies is falling short of expectations, the World Bank...
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7 Dec 15
The economic damage caused by climate change could be 60% higher than previously forecast in Southeast Asia, the Asian Development Bank has warned.
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23 Oct 15
Africa’s rapid population growth could boost economic growth across the continent if it is effectively harnessed by governments, a report by the World Bank has found.
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25 Aug 15
Trade barriers, conflict and a lack of transparency are inhibiting growth in Africa, an expert symposium heard.
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12 Aug 15
The lifting of economic sanctions on Iran in exchange for guarantees that the country will not develop nuclear weapons will, if managed well, lower oil prices and expand the economy, the World Bank...
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5 Aug 15
The United Arab Emirates’ “safe haven” status and its prudent economic policies have helped protect it against the fall in oil prices, the International Monetary Fund said.
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15 Jul 15
Governments across the globe need to improve online privacy and boost IT skills in order to help people transition to new types of digital jobs, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-...
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2 Jun 15
Growth projections for Russia this year and next year is significantly more optimistic than what was predicted two months ago, thanks to climbing oil prices, World Bank data has shown.
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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
Growth in sub-Sahara Africa is expected to slow to 4.5% this year, due to the sharp decline in oil prices, the International Monetary Fund said, down on the 5% forecast a year ago.
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20 May 15
A boost to productivity and investment in skills and human capital would lead to improved well-being and growth performance in the Asia Pacific region, the Asian Development Bank has said.
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19 May 15
The World Bank has trimmed its East Asia and Pacific growth forecast for 2015/16 to 6.7%, slightly down from the 6.9% projected last year.
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10 Apr 15
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde has warned that the slow rate of economic global growth, which she dubbed the ‘new mediocre’, risked becoming the ‘new reality...
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4 Nov 14
The IMF, bastion of ‘tough love’ austerity, has shifted gear on public infrastructure spending. PF reports from Washington on the thinking behind the new growth strategy