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17 Dec 20
A $28bn programme aimed at getting Covid-19 treatments and vaccines to low and middle-income countries would “pay itself off within 36 hours”, a World Health Organisation official has said.
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17 Dec 20
A €17.5bn fund for regions in the EU that are heavily dependent on fossil fuels has been agreed by negotiators from the European Council and the bloc’s parliament.
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4 Dec 20
One-in-seven people worldwide could be left with less than $1.90 a day to live on in the wake of the economic crisis caused by Covid-19, a UN study has warned.
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24 Nov 20
The Asian Development Bank has approved a $600m loan to Indonesia for the expansion of electricity access in nine provinces.
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19 Nov 20
More sustainable public procurement practices can help governments create more equal societies, alongside addressing environmental concerns and ensuring a resilient recovery from Covid-19, a report...
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19 Nov 20
Thiago Uehara outlines the important role public procurement can play in development, helping to create more equal and sustainable societies.
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17 Nov 20
Improving the quality and coverage of health services targeting vulnerable people through an internationally backed project will help Laos achieve universal coverage within five years, officials have...
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13 Nov 20
A framework to help highly indebted developing countries through the Covid-19 crisis has been agreed by G20 finance ministers, but campaigners have said it fails to create a permanent solution to the...
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13 Nov 20
Developing countries face a huge gap in the financing they would need this year to keep them on track for the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, according to research from the OECD.
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13 Nov 20
The idea that numbers tell a story is fundamental to using data effectively. Finance professionals need to think about the story behind the numbers and ask: what is it that the numbers are trying to...
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2 Nov 20
An additional three million people are to benefit from Brazil’s basic income scheme after the World Bank approved $1bn to expand the programme to better support people affected by the pandemic.
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21 Oct 20
Indonesia is to launch a sovereign wealth fund in January as part of government efforts to finance its huge infrastructure needs, including a new capital city.
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20 Oct 20
Sudan can seek relief on its $60bn of external debt after its removal from a US list of state sponsors of terrorism, the country’s prime minister has said.
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19 Oct 20
Public bodies must not forget about climate change as they deal with the fallout of the pandemic, the Public Finance Live conference has been told.
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16 Oct 20
Less than half the population in Asia Pacific is covered by government social protection schemes, leaving many vulnerable to poor health, poverty and social exclusion – despite the region’s rapid...
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16 Oct 20
Infrastructure will be key to helping drag South Africa’s economy out of the crisis caused by Covid-19, the country’s president said while announcing an ambitious programme of spending.
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8 Oct 20
Extreme poverty is set to rise around the world for the first time in more than 20 years as Covid-19 continues to weigh on the global economy, the World Bank has warned.
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6 Oct 20
A “city opposed to Apartheid” is being built in South Africa, with the first phase of development having been launched by president Cyril Ramaphosa.
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30 Sep 20
What your organisation needs from you changes over time. This means that you often have to try out new things or take on tasks that are challenging. Therefore, every individual needs to be permeable...
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29 Sep 20
Social assistance to poor and vulnerable families will help the economy weather the Covid-19 storm, the Philippines has been told.
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24 Sep 20
A fund to guarantee countries’ ability to access food and health products as they experience an economic blockade has been mooted by Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro.
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17 Sep 20
More than 40 finance and health ministers from across the Asia Pacific region have pledged their support for universal health coverage.
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15 Sep 20
Nigerian health workers have begun a strike over demands for an allowance for dealing with Covid-19 patients.
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10 Sep 20
Asian countries have been urged to address the youth unemployment crisis caused by Covid-19, by using schemes such as wage subsidies and large-scale public employment programmes.
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8 Sep 20
Lebanon’s failure to meet the World Bank’s conditions for the financing of a dam has led to the project being cancelled, losing the country millions of dollars as it still reels from the August...