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6 Jun 23
The rise of artificial intelligence has the potential to boost productivity by trillions of dollars but risks disruption at a scale governments are not yet ready to deal with, the International...
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12 Aug 21
Water and sanitation is the best infrastructure investment to create jobs in developing countries, an International Monetary Fund economist has suggested.
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20 Nov 19
African countries must invest in sport to create jobs and boost livelihoods, the president of a Canadian professional basketball team has told an investment forum.
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14 Jun 19
Unemployment in OECD countries fell to 5.2% in April – below levels at the height of the boom years before the 2007–08 financial crisis.
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11 Jan 19
The World Bank and Bangladesh have signed a $250m agreement to create more jobs to boost economic growth in the south Asian country.
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13 Apr 18
Commonwealth member states must create 50,000 jobs every day to provide work for the growing number of young people seeking work, the Overseas Development Institute has said.
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11 Apr 18
The World Bank has called for action to bring down poverty rates in the Philippines’ Mindanao province, which accounts for one-third of the country’s poor but only a quarter of its population.
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20 Jun 17
Germany’s Ifo economic institute today hiked its forecasts for the country’s economy, which it described as “strong and stable”.
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5 Jun 17
Governments should move towards a more “empowering” role to combat the negative by-products of globalisation, according to the OECD.
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5 Jun 17
Fiscal policy has a critical role in tackling two of the major challenges facing Asia and the Pacific in the coming decades – ageing and inclusivity – the International Monetary Fund’s deputy...
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11 May 17
A pledge to create 810,000 new public sector jobs in South Korea could be realised following the election of new president Moon Jae-in this week.
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3 Apr 17
A development plan for South Asia launched today hopes to add $70bn and 20 million jobs to the region’s economy by 2025.
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16 Mar 17
The US Federal Reserve raised interest rates for just the third time since 2008 yesterday, as the American economy remains in robust health and inflation ticks towards the bank’s target.
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15 Mar 17
The OECD has congratulated Spain on its economic recovery just as the country is also buoyed by official figures showing inflation at a four-year high.
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14 Mar 17
The controversial private sector investment arm of the UK's Department for International Development has just been given access to a lot more of the country's aid money, but does it also have the...
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10 Mar 17
Policymakers everywhere will face the forces that have helped fuel global inequality, discontent and events like Brexit, the International Monetary Fund chief has predicted.
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10 Feb 17
Euro-area unemployment fell at a quicker pace than across other advanced economies in 2016, data from the OECD showed yesterday.
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9 Jan 17
Minimum wages and pensions are to rise by 50% in Venezuela as part of government attempts to combat runaway inflation.
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5 Jan 17
Unemployment in Spain fell by the largest amount ever recorded last year, the country’s ministry of employment and social security has announced.
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9 Dec 16
A UK think-tank is calling on the Bangladesh government to spend more on education and welfare after finding that young children from the country’s slums are working for over 60 hours per week,...
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30 Nov 16
Inequalities are rising in the Arab world and countries in the region need to address them, especially for the burgeoning youth population, to restore stability and development, the UNDP has said.
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28 Nov 16
Demonstrating that the UK aid agency’s private sector arm makes a difference to the poorest people remains a “significant challenge”, the country’s National Audit Office has concluded.
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22 Nov 16
Fifty mayors and local leaders have launched a plan of action to tackle the systemic inequality flourishing in cities globally.
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31 Oct 16
The European Union and Canada have signed a long-delayed trade deal after all EU member states managed to reach consensus on the controversial and widely opposed agreement.
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28 Sep 16
Policymakers must work to change the increasingly popular narrative that free trade only benefits the “fortunate few”, the International Monetary Fund has warned.
6 Jun 23The rise of artificial intelligence has the potential to boost productivity by trillions of dollars but risks disruption at a scale governments are not yet ready to deal with, the International...
12 Aug 21Water and sanitation is the best infrastructure investment to create jobs in developing countries, an International Monetary Fund economist has suggested.
20 Nov 19African countries must invest in sport to create jobs and boost livelihoods, the president of a Canadian professional basketball team has told an investment forum.
14 Jun 19Unemployment in OECD countries fell to 5.2% in April – below levels at the height of the boom years before the 2007–08 financial crisis.
11 Jan 19The World Bank and Bangladesh have signed a $250m agreement to create more jobs to boost economic growth in the south Asian country.
13 Apr 18Commonwealth member states must create 50,000 jobs every day to provide work for the growing number of young people seeking work, the Overseas Development Institute has said.
11 Apr 18The World Bank has called for action to bring down poverty rates in the Philippines’ Mindanao province, which accounts for one-third of the country’s poor but only a quarter of its population.
20 Jun 17Germany’s Ifo economic institute today hiked its forecasts for the country’s economy, which it described as “strong and stable”.
5 Jun 17Governments should move towards a more “empowering” role to combat the negative by-products of globalisation, according to the OECD.
5 Jun 17Fiscal policy has a critical role in tackling two of the major challenges facing Asia and the Pacific in the coming decades – ageing and inclusivity – the International Monetary Fund’s deputy...
11 May 17A pledge to create 810,000 new public sector jobs in South Korea could be realised following the election of new president Moon Jae-in this week.
3 Apr 17A development plan for South Asia launched today hopes to add $70bn and 20 million jobs to the region’s economy by 2025.
16 Mar 17The US Federal Reserve raised interest rates for just the third time since 2008 yesterday, as the American economy remains in robust health and inflation ticks towards the bank’s target.
15 Mar 17The OECD has congratulated Spain on its economic recovery just as the country is also buoyed by official figures showing inflation at a four-year high.
14 Mar 17The controversial private sector investment arm of the UK's Department for International Development has just been given access to a lot more of the country's aid money, but does it also have the...
10 Mar 17Policymakers everywhere will face the forces that have helped fuel global inequality, discontent and events like Brexit, the International Monetary Fund chief has predicted.
10 Feb 17Euro-area unemployment fell at a quicker pace than across other advanced economies in 2016, data from the OECD showed yesterday.
9 Jan 17Minimum wages and pensions are to rise by 50% in Venezuela as part of government attempts to combat runaway inflation.
5 Jan 17Unemployment in Spain fell by the largest amount ever recorded last year, the country’s ministry of employment and social security has announced.
9 Dec 16A UK think-tank is calling on the Bangladesh government to spend more on education and welfare after finding that young children from the country’s slums are working for over 60 hours per week,...
30 Nov 16Inequalities are rising in the Arab world and countries in the region need to address them, especially for the burgeoning youth population, to restore stability and development, the UNDP has said.
28 Nov 16Demonstrating that the UK aid agency’s private sector arm makes a difference to the poorest people remains a “significant challenge”, the country’s National Audit Office has concluded.
22 Nov 16Fifty mayors and local leaders have launched a plan of action to tackle the systemic inequality flourishing in cities globally.
31 Oct 16The European Union and Canada have signed a long-delayed trade deal after all EU member states managed to reach consensus on the controversial and widely opposed agreement.
