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9 Feb 21
A pilot scheme to support companies trialling a four-day week for their employees is set to begin in Spain, with €50m of backing from the government.
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2 Feb 21
The European Union must rethink its strategy for getting people out of poverty after failing to meet its own targets during the past decade, a United Nations official has said following a visit to...
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28 Jan 21
A US council that took funding away from its police department in the wake of Black Lives Matter protests is to use some of that money to provide services to homeless people.
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26 Jan 21
Economic recovery from Covid-19 will depend on renewed investment in education, the Asian Development Bank has told governments in the Asia Pacific region.
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22 Jan 21
Indonesia will use a $500m loan from the World Bank announced this week to build its ability to financially respond to natural disasters, climate risks and health crises.
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14 Jan 21
Providing homeless people with immediate access to housing would have saved the French government vast sums of funding in recent years, a report from the country’s national audit office has found.
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12 Jan 21
Pakistan has launched a digital payment system it hopes will improve economic inclusion and increase its relatively miniscule tax collection.
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8 Jan 21
“Bold” policies adopted during 2020 to fight the health and economic effects of Covid-19 have prevented a protracted economic downturn in Indonesia, the IMF has said.
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5 Jan 21
Poverty in Iran could almost treble during the pandemic, the World Bank has said in its latest report into the Middle Eastern country’s economy.
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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.
9 Feb 21A pilot scheme to support companies trialling a four-day week for their employees is set to begin in Spain, with €50m of backing from the government.
2 Feb 21The European Union must rethink its strategy for getting people out of poverty after failing to meet its own targets during the past decade, a United Nations official has said following a visit to...
28 Jan 21A US council that took funding away from its police department in the wake of Black Lives Matter protests is to use some of that money to provide services to homeless people.
26 Jan 21Economic recovery from Covid-19 will depend on renewed investment in education, the Asian Development Bank has told governments in the Asia Pacific region.
22 Jan 21Indonesia will use a $500m loan from the World Bank announced this week to build its ability to financially respond to natural disasters, climate risks and health crises.
12 Jan 21Pakistan has launched a digital payment system it hopes will improve economic inclusion and increase its relatively miniscule tax collection.
8 Jan 21“Bold” policies adopted during 2020 to fight the health and economic effects of Covid-19 have prevented a protracted economic downturn in Indonesia, the IMF has said.
5 Jan 21Poverty in Iran could almost treble during the pandemic, the World Bank has said in its latest report into the Middle Eastern country’s economy.
17 Dec 20A $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.
17 Dec 20A €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.
4 Dec 20One-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.
19 Nov 20More 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...
17 Nov 20Improving 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...
13 Nov 20A 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...
13 Nov 20Developing 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.
13 Nov 20The 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...
2 Nov 20An 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.
20 Oct 20Sudan 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.
19 Oct 20Public bodies must not forget about climate change as they deal with the fallout of the pandemic, the Public Finance Live conference has been told.
16 Oct 20Less 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...
16 Oct 20Infrastructure 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.
