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14 Apr 23
Support for refugees and others affected by the war in the Ukraine saw total foreign aid reach $200bn in a single year for the first time, researchers at the OECD have said.
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11 Apr 23
Recent interest rate hikes by central banks across the globe will likely be reversed once inflation subsides, economists at the International Monetary Fund have predicted.
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11 Apr 23
Debt payments are set to take up more government revenue in developing countries than at any point since 1998, researchers have found.
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6 Apr 23
Large foreign reserves and low government debt levels drove Saudi Arabia’s credit rating upgrade, ratings agency Fitch has said.
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5 Apr 23
Political instability could put reforms key to Pakistan’s recovery from Covid-19 and recent floods at risk, economists at the World Bank have warned.
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4 Apr 23
Social unrest caused by controversial judicial reforms could knock off more than half of the Israeli economy’s growth in the coming years, the nation’s central bank has warned.
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3 Apr 23
Lower-income countries will be unable to meet their financing needs without urgent support from wealthier countries, IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva has warned.
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30 Mar 23
The Italian government has been given an extra month to convince the European Commission to release €19bn of withheld post-pandemic recovery funding.
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28 Mar 23
The Chinese government has lent out hundreds of billions of dollars in debt relief after nations it lent infrastructure loans to were unable to meet their repayments, a landmark report has said.
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24 Mar 23
The reconstruction and recovery of Ukraine is expected to cost more $400bn and take almost a decade to complete, researchers have said.
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24 Mar 23
Senior figures in Germany and the United States have urged the World Bank to adopt a “strong set of initial evolution reforms” aimed at driving climate finance.
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23 Mar 23
The Ukrainian government has received preliminary approval of a $15.6bn package from the International Monetary Fund to support the nation through its war with Russia and help adopt reforms to reduce...
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21 Mar 23
The devastation caused by last month’s earthquakes in Turkey have led the European Union lending arm to override its years-long ban on providing finance to the country.
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21 Mar 23
A $3bn bailout has finally been approved by the International Monetary Fund’s board, six months after a deal was first reached.
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20 Mar 23
Insufficient and poorly targeted climate finance means the world is falling behind on action against global warming, a landmark report has stated.
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16 Mar 23
The Nigerian government has launched a $670m fund to help young tech entrepreneurs who face difficulty accessing finance – a longstanding barrier to the country’s digital sector.
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13 Mar 23
The head of China's central bank is staying put despite predictions of a change at the top.
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10 Mar 23
Higher fossil fuel taxes in India could fund renewable investments to improve energy security and save lives, economists at the International Monetary Fund have said.
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7 Mar 23
China will target “around 5%” economic growth this year – a lower show of ambition than the ruling Communist Party has shown on that front in decades despite the end of lockdown restrictions.
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7 Mar 23
Rising service demand has been tipped to keep local and regional government borrowing high in the coming years compared with historical trends, despite it having fallen since the immediate aftermath...
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2 Mar 23
An “attractive” tax system encouraging private investment could help rebuild Ukraine, the country’s president said as he announced that his government has begun working with the OECD to develop one.
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28 Feb 23
Earthquakes that devastated Turkey caused at least $34bn of damage to infrastructure, and billions more might be needed for the country to fully recover, the World Bank has said.
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27 Feb 23
An unusually strong US dollar combined with rising interest rates and high spending needs mean there is “no sign” of lower-income country debt recovering from its rapid rise since the onset of Covid-...
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24 Feb 23
The world’s largest economies must focus on supporting the most vulnerable people and countries to ensure the world economy recovers properly from Covid-19, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has...
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22 Feb 23
The Ukrainian government has requested $15bn from the International Monetary Fund to meet immediate spending needs and pay for structural reforms.
14 Apr 23Support for refugees and others affected by the war in the Ukraine saw total foreign aid reach $200bn in a single year for the first time, researchers at the OECD have said.
11 Apr 23Recent interest rate hikes by central banks across the globe will likely be reversed once inflation subsides, economists at the International Monetary Fund have predicted.
11 Apr 23Debt payments are set to take up more government revenue in developing countries than at any point since 1998, researchers have found.
6 Apr 23Large foreign reserves and low government debt levels drove Saudi Arabia’s credit rating upgrade, ratings agency Fitch has said.
5 Apr 23Political instability could put reforms key to Pakistan’s recovery from Covid-19 and recent floods at risk, economists at the World Bank have warned.
4 Apr 23Social unrest caused by controversial judicial reforms could knock off more than half of the Israeli economy’s growth in the coming years, the nation’s central bank has warned.
3 Apr 23Lower-income countries will be unable to meet their financing needs without urgent support from wealthier countries, IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva has warned.
30 Mar 23The Italian government has been given an extra month to convince the European Commission to release €19bn of withheld post-pandemic recovery funding.
28 Mar 23The Chinese government has lent out hundreds of billions of dollars in debt relief after nations it lent infrastructure loans to were unable to meet their repayments, a landmark report has said.
24 Mar 23Senior figures in Germany and the United States have urged the World Bank to adopt a “strong set of initial evolution reforms” aimed at driving climate finance.
23 Mar 23The Ukrainian government has received preliminary approval of a $15.6bn package from the International Monetary Fund to support the nation through its war with Russia and help adopt reforms to reduce...
21 Mar 23The devastation caused by last month’s earthquakes in Turkey have led the European Union lending arm to override its years-long ban on providing finance to the country.
21 Mar 23A $3bn bailout has finally been approved by the International Monetary Fund’s board, six months after a deal was first reached.
20 Mar 23Insufficient and poorly targeted climate finance means the world is falling behind on action against global warming, a landmark report has stated.
16 Mar 23The Nigerian government has launched a $670m fund to help young tech entrepreneurs who face difficulty accessing finance – a longstanding barrier to the country’s digital sector.
10 Mar 23Higher fossil fuel taxes in India could fund renewable investments to improve energy security and save lives, economists at the International Monetary Fund have said.
7 Mar 23China will target “around 5%” economic growth this year – a lower show of ambition than the ruling Communist Party has shown on that front in decades despite the end of lockdown restrictions.
2 Mar 23An “attractive” tax system encouraging private investment could help rebuild Ukraine, the country’s president said as he announced that his government has begun working with the OECD to develop one.
28 Feb 23Earthquakes that devastated Turkey caused at least $34bn of damage to infrastructure, and billions more might be needed for the country to fully recover, the World Bank has said.
24 Feb 23The world’s largest economies must focus on supporting the most vulnerable people and countries to ensure the world economy recovers properly from Covid-19, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has...
