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18 Nov 22
Security spending and policies aimed at shielding people from inflation will leave Finland’s public finances in a weaker position, according to the International Monetary Fund.
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25 Apr 22
Benin has negotiated a $650m programme with the International Monetary Fund amid a worsening security situation, spillovers from the war in Ukraine and lingering effects of Covid-19.
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28 Feb 20
Urgent development efforts are needed in fragile and war-torn countries in order to step up the global fight against extreme poverty, the World Bank has said.
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21 Nov 18
Canadian projects to boost security abroad and protect staff on missions are years behind schedule, owing to weak management and oversight, the country’s auditor general has said.
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13 Jun 18
The European Commission has proposed €4.8bn in its long-term budget to meet the bloc’s future security needs.
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23 Jun 17
The UK’s aid watchdog has said the country’s £185m in support for Somalia last year delivered “significant achievements”.
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8 Jun 17
The European Commission has launched the bloc’s first shared fund for defence, which it said would ensure spending is more efficient and improve value for money.
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22 Dec 16
Japan’s government has approved record military spending of 5.13 trillion yen ($43.66bn) for 2017-18 – the fifth consecutive annual increase in the defence budget.
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5 Aug 16
Australia has suspended its aid for global Christian charity World Vision after Israeli security forces charged one its senior officials in Gaza for feeding millions in donor funds to Hamas.
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2 Aug 16
The UK’s candidate for its next European commissioner, Sir Julian King, will be given the security brief by European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker, it was announced today.
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27 Jul 16
Tackling poverty, corruption, conflict and problems with basic services in Nigeria is one of the most important development challenges of this century, according to the UK’s International Development...
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8 Jul 16
The International Monetary Fund has cut its growth forecasts for the euro area in the wake of the UK’s vote to leave the European Union.
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1 Jul 16
Security, the refugee crisis and growth are the key priorities of the European Commission’s €134.9bn draft budget for 2017, presented to the European Parliament yesterday.
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1 Jun 16
Economic growth has not delivered better lives for citizens in many African nations, a report by think-tank the Legatum Institute has found.
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12 May 16
Kenya has announced it plans to close the world’s largest refugee camp and send hundreds of thousands of its residents back to war-torn Somalia.
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29 Apr 16
The United Kingdom has suspended all financial aid to Mozambique following a “serious breach of trust” relating to more than $1bn worth of undisclosed debts.
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25 Apr 16
Mozambique’s government has come clean about $1bn worth of borrowing it hid from the International Monetary Fund.
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26 Jan 16
The security and stability challenges the European Union faces require closer, better coordinated collective action, according to the commissioner for international cooperation and development.
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12 Jan 16
Asylum, migration and security in the European Union will be a major new priority for bloc’s auditors this year.
18 Nov 22Security spending and policies aimed at shielding people from inflation will leave Finland’s public finances in a weaker position, according to the International Monetary Fund.
25 Apr 22Benin has negotiated a $650m programme with the International Monetary Fund amid a worsening security situation, spillovers from the war in Ukraine and lingering effects of Covid-19.
28 Feb 20Urgent development efforts are needed in fragile and war-torn countries in order to step up the global fight against extreme poverty, the World Bank has said.
21 Nov 18Canadian projects to boost security abroad and protect staff on missions are years behind schedule, owing to weak management and oversight, the country’s auditor general has said.
13 Jun 18The European Commission has proposed €4.8bn in its long-term budget to meet the bloc’s future security needs.
23 Jun 17The UK’s aid watchdog has said the country’s £185m in support for Somalia last year delivered “significant achievements”.
8 Jun 17The European Commission has launched the bloc’s first shared fund for defence, which it said would ensure spending is more efficient and improve value for money.
22 Dec 16Japan’s government has approved record military spending of 5.13 trillion yen ($43.66bn) for 2017-18 – the fifth consecutive annual increase in the defence budget.
5 Aug 16Australia has suspended its aid for global Christian charity World Vision after Israeli security forces charged one its senior officials in Gaza for feeding millions in donor funds to Hamas.
2 Aug 16The UK’s candidate for its next European commissioner, Sir Julian King, will be given the security brief by European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker, it was announced today.
27 Jul 16Tackling poverty, corruption, conflict and problems with basic services in Nigeria is one of the most important development challenges of this century, according to the UK’s International Development...
1 Jun 16Economic growth has not delivered better lives for citizens in many African nations, a report by think-tank the Legatum Institute has found.
12 May 16Kenya has announced it plans to close the world’s largest refugee camp and send hundreds of thousands of its residents back to war-torn Somalia.
29 Apr 16The United Kingdom has suspended all financial aid to Mozambique following a “serious breach of trust” relating to more than $1bn worth of undisclosed debts.
26 Jan 16The security and stability challenges the European Union faces require closer, better coordinated collective action, according to the commissioner for international cooperation and development.
