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10 Sep 15
The eurozone needs a stronger and more unified voice in international financial institutions, European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has said.
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6 Aug 15
Just over a quarter of African countries made broad progress in supporting development and poverty reduction in 2014, a World Bank review has found.
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23 Jul 15
Citizens in developed nations believe the world is not ready for another global epidemic like last year’s Ebola outbreak and have called for investment to reduce the threat posed by infectious...
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20 Jul 15
China has boosted its emerging role as one of the world’s major international aid donors, signing to an agreement with the World Bank to establish a $50m fund to reduce poverty.
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30 Jun 15
A new World Bank report has estimated that evasion of import duties by some of the wealthiest firms in Tunisia may have cost the economy $1.2bn over the past decade.
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18 Jun 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from Asia Pacific you might have missed.
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5 Jun 15
A round-up of public finance news stories from the Middle East & Africa you might have missed
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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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29 May 15
Countries in all European Union member states posted positive economic growth results in 2014 for the first time since the 2010 debt crisis and growth across the EU is now expected to expand to 1.8%...
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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
A round-up of recent public finance stories from the Asia Pacific you might have missed.
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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
Peru’s government should do more to improve the quality of education it offers to poor and vulnerable students in order to end extreme poverty, World Bank president Jim Yong Kim said.
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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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19 May 15
Central American countries are now eligible to join a World Bank-backed insurance scheme that offers protection for government finances in the event of natural catastrophes such as hurricanes,...
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19 May 15
The World Bank will provide around $650m during the next 12 to 18 months to help Ebola-stricken countries Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone recover from the social and economic impact of the deadly...
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19 May 15
Accountability produces better public services and is essential for long-term stability in the Middle East and North African region, the World Bank has argued.
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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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19 May 15
The increase in groundwater extraction needs to be properly managed to ensure reserves are used sustainably, a group of international agencies has said.
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19 May 15
Moldova is likely to slip into recession this year because of reduced foreign investment, slow growth in the European Union and economic and geopolitical trouble in Russia, the World Bank has warned.
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19 May 15
The Russian economy is expected to hit a protracted recession in the next two years as a result of the slump in oil prices and the impact of Western sanctions and geopolitical tensions following the...
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12 May 15
Renaud Seligmann, Practice Manager, Public Resources Mobilization and Management Unit, World Bank talks to Public Finance International about the importance of PFM, the effect of the Ebola crisis and...
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1 Apr 15
The World Bank is to provide $73.6m for a road improvement programme in Mozambique to help repair roads affected by floods in the country.
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1 Apr 15
The Russian economy is expected to hit a protracted recession in the next two years as a result of the slump in oil prices and the impact of Western sanctions and geopolitical tensions following the...
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3 Apr 14
International donors have given Myanmar $55m to support the modernisation of its public financial management system and ensure spending is targeted on the right sector.
10 Sep 15The eurozone needs a stronger and more unified voice in international financial institutions, European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has said.
6 Aug 15Just over a quarter of African countries made broad progress in supporting development and poverty reduction in 2014, a World Bank review has found.
23 Jul 15Citizens in developed nations believe the world is not ready for another global epidemic like last year’s Ebola outbreak and have called for investment to reduce the threat posed by infectious...
20 Jul 15China has boosted its emerging role as one of the world’s major international aid donors, signing to an agreement with the World Bank to establish a $50m fund to reduce poverty.
30 Jun 15A new World Bank report has estimated that evasion of import duties by some of the wealthiest firms in Tunisia may have cost the economy $1.2bn over the past decade.
18 Jun 15A round-up of recent public finance stories from Asia Pacific you might have missed.
5 Jun 15A round-up of public finance news stories from the Middle East & Africa you might have missed
2 Jun 15Growth 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.
19 May 15Moldova is likely to slip into recession this year because of reduced foreign investment, slow growth in the European Union and economic and geopolitical trouble in Russia, the World Bank has warned.
19 May 15The Russian economy is expected to hit a protracted recession in the next two years as a result of the slump in oil prices and the impact of Western sanctions and geopolitical tensions following the...
12 May 15Renaud Seligmann, Practice Manager, Public Resources Mobilization and Management Unit, World Bank talks to Public Finance International about the importance of PFM, the effect of the Ebola crisis and...
1 Apr 15The World Bank is to provide $73.6m for a road improvement programme in Mozambique to help repair roads affected by floods in the country.
