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3 Sep 18
Singapore has agreed to the Malaysian government’s request to postpone the development of a high-speed rail service by two years to allow the latter’s finances to improve.
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3 Sep 18
China’s president has pledged $60bn worth of financing for developing African nationals but warned against “vanity projects”.
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3 Sep 18
The Asian Development Bank has approved a $100m loan to help with water shortages in Balochistan, Pakistan’s largest province.
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31 Aug 18
The International Monetary Fund’s loan conditions for debt-ridden countries such as Greece are counterproductive and can make their economies worse, finance experts have warned.
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31 Aug 18
A series of aid programmes will be set up to stem the flow of money obtained unlawfully or immorally in developing countries, the UK government has announced.
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30 Aug 18
The Asian Development Bank has approved a finance package of $245m to provide safe and sustainable drinking water to West Bengal, India.
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28 Aug 18
The UK government has pledged £4bn worth of funding to Africa as it looks to deepen economic ties with the continent, the prime minister has announced.
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28 Aug 18
Women still do not participate in the work force at the same rate as men, the IMF points out. The organisation suggests some ways on how this could be turned around.
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24 Aug 18
The UK will compensate British NGOs for any loss of EU aid funding in the event of a ‘no deal’ Brexit, the government has said in a letter to the charities.
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22 Aug 18
India's Kerala state will seek to borrow more than 100bn rupees ($1.4bn) to finance reconstruction work after floods killed nearly 400 people and washed away roads and bridges.
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22 Aug 18
Funding for humanitarian operations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory is at an all-time low, as only 25% of the $540m needed this year has been provided.
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20 Aug 18
The World Health Organization is appealing for countries worldwide to help Syria as healthcare services in the country are facing a $11m funding gap.
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20 Aug 18
The Asian Development Bank has approved a $300m loan to support the Philippines’ efforts in improving infrastructure through public-private partnerships.
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20 Aug 18
Saudi Arabia has pledged $100m to back a US programme of support to parts of Syria that are no longer held by the Islamic state.
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17 Aug 18
Counties in Kenya have to make some “critical decisions” to ensure that their wage bills do not take too much money away from development projects, public finance professionals have warned.
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14 Aug 18
China’s foreign ministry has denied trying to exert control over the Pacific through aid after a think-tank revealed it has become the second-largest donor in the region.
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13 Aug 18
Combatting bribery, money laundering and tax evasion should be a priority for African countries to transition to ‘middle income status’, the executive secretary of the United Nation Economic...
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13 Aug 18
Bangladesh and the World Bank have signed a $510m financing agreement to enhance secondary education, potentially benefiting 13 million students.
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13 Aug 18
India is helping Afghanistan with a number of projects to boost development and improve capacity building, education, healthcare and governance.
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13 Aug 18
The UK is committed to helping Sudan become a more stable economy with new humanitarian aid, a minister has announced.
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8 Aug 18
Colombia has secured international financing for the development of a $4.3bn metro in the capital.
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7 Aug 18
The World Bank needs to give more practical help on the ground in Afghanistan to implement “badly needed” reforms, a former government official has told PF International.
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6 Aug 18
The G20 has come up with a plan to develop an ‘infrastructure asset class’ to boost global infrastructure. But this is wrong and the focus should be on investing more public money into...
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2 Aug 18
Agriculture ministers from the world’s major economies made “a breakthrough” during last week’s talks in Argentina, the German agriculture minister has said.
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2 Aug 18
Madagascar must ensure its economic growth also reduces poverty in the country, the World Bank has warned.