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5 Oct 16
Governments around the world are spending more on tackling climate change, mostly in their own countries, according to the Climate Policy Initiative.
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5 Oct 16
The world’s youngest children suffer the most from the impact of extreme poverty, a joint report from UNICEF and the World Bank has found.
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5 Oct 16
The UK is one of only a handful of countries that spends 0.7% of Gross National Income on aid. What are the arguments for and against?
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4 Oct 16
The Asian Development Bank has become the first development bank to secure a risk transfer arrangement for its sovereign loan portfolio, increasing its lending capacity by half a billion dollars over...
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4 Oct 16
Governance in Africa has barely improved in the last decade as worrying declines in safety and the rule of law hold back progress, according to the authoritative Ibrahim Index of African Governance.
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3 Oct 16
The process of designing the world’s first multi-country development impact bond is to get under way with the intention of improving the lives of Syrian refugees who have been dispersed in the Middle...
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3 Oct 16
The World Bank’s private sector lending arm is profiting from projects linked to human rights and environmental abuses, according to a report from Oxfam.
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3 Oct 16
High rates of inequality could stifle progress toward ending extreme poverty by 2030, the World Bank has warned.
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3 Oct 16
If development is political, what should donors do? Less politically naïve programming would be a good start
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29 Sep 16
The European Union’s budget chief Kristalina Georgieva has entered the race to become United Nations secretary general after fellow Bulgarian Irina Bokova failed to win the needed support.
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29 Sep 16
The World Bank’s board has unanimously reappointed incumbent president Jim Yong Kim for a second five year term, despite vocal objections from staff and international demand for a non-American...
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27 Sep 16
Professional accountancy examinations in Malaysia are to be brought in line with global standards, in a move to enhance the quality of chartered accountants in the country.
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27 Sep 16
The UK’s overseas development department has not done enough to ensure developing nations have a strong voice in the international fight against tax avoidance, according to the country’s aid watchdog...
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27 Sep 16
Improving people’s lives in developing countries requires strong public financial management. Without this, money is wasted and fraud can thrive
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26 Sep 16
India, the world’s fourth largest emitter of greenhouse gases, will formally ratify the world’s historic climate deal next month, prime minister Narendra Modi has announced.
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26 Sep 16
The European Union will launch its largest-ever humanitarian aid programme, based on providing monthly electronic cash payments to refugees in Turkey, today.
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26 Sep 16
More than a quarter of the UK’s aid money will be spent by ministries other than its Department for International Development by 2020, forecasts have shown.
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26 Sep 16
Sustainable cities are about more than cutting carbon emissions – they involve thinking about how people live, travel and interact with the natural world. Ahead of the UN’s Habitat III summit, PF...
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23 Sep 16
The arm of the World Bank responsible for lending to the world’s poorest countries plans to tap into the capital markets to raise funds after securing a AAA credit rating.
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23 Sep 16
Effective finance ministries around the world have four characteristics in common, while being well adapted to local institutional, political and cultural contexts. A global association could help...
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22 Sep 16
The Asian Development bank has approved $631m in funding to develop the initial phase of a 2,500 kilometre system of roads, water and power infrastructure on India’s east coast.
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21 Sep 16
Almost $130m worth of UK aid money is to be spent on returning refugees to war-torn countries like Somalia and ensuring they do not travel on to Europe.
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21 Sep 16
A city-driven initiative to close the global mental health gap was launched in New York yesterday, with hopes of capitalising on local networks to support the 450 million people affected worldwide.
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21 Sep 16
Digitising taxes in Tanzania could boost the country’s revenues by half a billion dollars every year, according to a United Nations report.
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21 Sep 16
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has raised €350m ($391m) in the first round of fundraising for its debut Equity Participation Fund.