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6 Nov 17
The UK should double its aid spending on research and development to ensure post-Brexit Britain becomes a world technology leader, a think-tank has said.
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6 Nov 17
The investment conditions for Argentina’s $69bn infrastructure plan may become more predictable following the results of the country’s mid-term elections, says Candela Macchi.
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2 Nov 17
Crisis-hit states will no longer be denied overseas development aid because they are too wealthy following a change to international rules approved by the OECD’s Development Assistance...
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2 Nov 17
The African Development Bank has approved €48m from the African Development Fund for reconstruction of the border road from Guinea to Sierra Leone.
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1 Nov 17
The Asian Development Bank has approved a new 5-year partnership to build a foundation for sustainable growth and poverty reduction in Afghanistan.
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1 Nov 17
The IMF has called on the Kyrgyz Republic to adapt “prudent macroeconomic policies” and structural reforms to make growth more sustainable and inclusive.
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31 Oct 17
South Korea’s economy grew at the fastest pace in seven years last quarter – with the acceleration expected to continue into next year.
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31 Oct 17
Public financial management had to start effectively from scratch following years of conflict in Afghanistan. The country, which still relies heavily on foreign aid, had to stamp out waste and...
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30 Oct 17
The Asian Development Bank has announced a $100m loan in support of the Philippine government’s infrastructure project.
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26 Oct 17
Donor countries have pledged more than $344m in aid to Rohingya refugees and host communities in Bangladesh, at a United Nations conference.
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25 Oct 17
The Asian Development Bank has announced today it will give Armenia a $40m loan to improve its fiscal sustainability and development of financial markets.
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25 Oct 17
Saudi Arabia has announced a $500bn plan for a new business and industrial city stretching across its borders into Jordan and Egypt.
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23 Oct 17
The announcement of funding for the UK’s development finance institution last week should have come with a commitment to transparency about how overseas development money is spent, argues...
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23 Oct 17
The European Commission has announced a €106m humanitarian aid package for Sudan as civil unrest continues in the country.
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20 Oct 17
Mongolia will receive $1.6m from the Asian Development Bank to support its health and education sectors.
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18 Oct 17
Stronger public financial management is key if the Guinea government is to better support its investments, the IMF has said.
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17 Oct 17
Financing to mitigate the effects of climate change in the Pacific will more than double to over $500m between 2017 and 2020, the Asian Development Bank has said.
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16 Oct 17
The UK will help “lift countries out of poverty”, create millions of jobs and end aid dependency through the growth of its CDC arm, the international development secretary told the World...
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16 Oct 17
Governments should invest more in human beings and the social services that support them as means of growing their economies, the World Bank president has urged.
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13 Oct 17
The government of Vanuatu and the Asian Development Bank have struck a $15.1m agreement for renewable energy.
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12 Oct 17
Tax and revenue collection has continued to improve across African countries, according to latest data.
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11 Oct 17
Southeast Asian nation Timor-Leste needs to make its public spending more efficient as its oil resources are expected to run out in a few years, the IMF has advised.
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11 Oct 17
Saudi Arabia’s authorities have made progress in implementing its Vision 2030 project, with fiscal consolidation efforts “beginning to bear fruit”, the IMF has said.
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11 Oct 17
Developing countries need more money to educate girls in order to grow local and global economies, an advocacy organisation has said.
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9 Oct 17
The European Commission will give an additional €4m to Serbia to assist refugees and asylum-seekers in the country, it said yesterday.