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11 May 22
Sri Lanka’s central bank governor will resign in two weeks’ time unless political stability can be restored, he told a press conference after the prime minister was forced to quit amid protests.
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11 May 22
Governments unable to maintain the economic support they put in place amid Covid-19 to help their citizens deal with rising fuel and food prices face “inevitable” civil unrest, a report has suggested.
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27 Jul 21
A political crisis in Tunisia threatens a potential International Monetary Fund programme sought by the government, authorities have been warned.
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22 Jul 21
Colombia’s government has presented new tax reforms to replace earlier proposals that were scrapped amid mass protests.
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3 Jul 20
Black Lives Matter protests show there is a fiscal element to social justice, and should force governments to think about how to involve marginalised people in budget-setting, a transparency...
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15 Jan 20
A UN official has blasted the Lebanese government for watching the economy collapse, amid a political and financial crisis that has lasted for months.
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7 Jan 20
Protesters against George Weah’s Liberian government gathered in the capital yesterday, with demonstrators angry at his handling of the struggling economy.
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8 Nov 19
The World Bank has warned the Lebanese president that poverty could rise by half if the economic situation in the country worsens.
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6 Nov 19
Protests in Iraq have cost the economy “billions”, said the country’s prime minister, as he pleaded for the demonstrators to let life “go back to normal”.
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31 Oct 19
The increasingly violent protests in Hong Kong in recent months have resulted in its economy falling into its first recession in a decade, the government announced today.
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30 Oct 19
Lebanese prime minister Saad al-Hariri has resigned after large-scale protests against his government.
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22 Oct 19
The Lebanese government has made major concessions on its budget after days of protests.
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18 Oct 19
Thousands of people across Lebanon have been protesting against the government’s handling of an economic crisis and proposed new taxes.
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17 Sep 19
French public sector workers took to the streets for the second time in a few days to protest pension changes that could see them working longer.
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17 May 19
Brazilian students have led large protests against cuts to spending on higher education as the government struggles to bring a precarious fiscal situation under control.
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14 Feb 19
Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to protest against high unemployment and utility price hikes.
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17 Jan 19
A number of people have been killed and hundreds have been arrested during protests in Zimbabwe after the government announced fuel price hikes.
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14 Jan 19
The ex-minister Emmanuel Macron had picked to lead the national debate in France on tax, living costs and democracy has stepped down after controversy over her pay.
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8 Jan 19
France is considering plans to punish people who hold unsanctioned protests, as the violent “yellow vest” demonstrations continue, the country’s prime minister has said.
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11 Dec 18
French president Emmanuel Macron has promised to increase the minimum wage and cut taxes in response to the violent ‘yellow vest’ protests across the country.
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3 Dec 18
Three people have died, hundreds of people have been arrested and buildings vandalised across France following violent fuel tax protests that have been building over the last two weeks.
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10 Sep 18
Record petrol and diesel prices are fuelling protests across India and placing the government under pressure.
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4 Jun 18
The prime minister of Jordan has resigned after days of protests against tax rises and austerity measures.
11 May 22Sri Lanka’s central bank governor will resign in two weeks’ time unless political stability can be restored, he told a press conference after the prime minister was forced to quit amid protests.
11 May 22Governments unable to maintain the economic support they put in place amid Covid-19 to help their citizens deal with rising fuel and food prices face “inevitable” civil unrest, a report has suggested.
27 Jul 21A political crisis in Tunisia threatens a potential International Monetary Fund programme sought by the government, authorities have been warned.
22 Jul 21Colombia’s government has presented new tax reforms to replace earlier proposals that were scrapped amid mass protests.
3 Jul 20Black Lives Matter protests show there is a fiscal element to social justice, and should force governments to think about how to involve marginalised people in budget-setting, a transparency...
15 Jan 20A UN official has blasted the Lebanese government for watching the economy collapse, amid a political and financial crisis that has lasted for months.
7 Jan 20Protesters against George Weah’s Liberian government gathered in the capital yesterday, with demonstrators angry at his handling of the struggling economy.
8 Nov 19The World Bank has warned the Lebanese president that poverty could rise by half if the economic situation in the country worsens.
6 Nov 19Protests in Iraq have cost the economy “billions”, said the country’s prime minister, as he pleaded for the demonstrators to let life “go back to normal”.
31 Oct 19The increasingly violent protests in Hong Kong in recent months have resulted in its economy falling into its first recession in a decade, the government announced today.
22 Oct 19The Lebanese government has made major concessions on its budget after days of protests.
17 Sep 19French public sector workers took to the streets for the second time in a few days to protest pension changes that could see them working longer.
17 May 19Brazilian students have led large protests against cuts to spending on higher education as the government struggles to bring a precarious fiscal situation under control.
14 Feb 19Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to protest against high unemployment and utility price hikes.
17 Jan 19A number of people have been killed and hundreds have been arrested during protests in Zimbabwe after the government announced fuel price hikes.
14 Jan 19The ex-minister Emmanuel Macron had picked to lead the national debate in France on tax, living costs and democracy has stepped down after controversy over her pay.
8 Jan 19France is considering plans to punish people who hold unsanctioned protests, as the violent “yellow vest” demonstrations continue, the country’s prime minister has said.
11 Dec 18French president Emmanuel Macron has promised to increase the minimum wage and cut taxes in response to the violent ‘yellow vest’ protests across the country.
3 Dec 18Three people have died, hundreds of people have been arrested and buildings vandalised across France following violent fuel tax protests that have been building over the last two weeks.
10 Sep 18Record petrol and diesel prices are fuelling protests across India and placing the government under pressure.
4 Jun 18The prime minister of Jordan has resigned after days of protests against tax rises and austerity measures.
