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16 Oct 15
A round-up of public finance news stories from Asia Pacific you might have missed.
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16 Oct 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from the Middle East & Africa you might have missed.
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15 Oct 15
Tax officials from across Southern Africa met in Mauritius last week to discuss how to develop fairer systems to deal with large taxpayers in the region.
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14 Oct 15
Rapid population and economic growth in Kampala, Uganda, over the past 30 years has put severe pressure on the city’s natural assets and ecosystems, the World Bank has warned.
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13 Oct 15
The British government has confirmed a £218m annual development programme for Nigeria as part of plans to boost the relationship between the two countries in areas including trade, security and...
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12 Oct 15
International finance ministers should work together to improve key services in developing countries, according to the head of the World Bank.
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12 Oct 15
Developing countries must continue raising more in domestic taxes while taking advantage of wider efforts to combat tax evasion by multinationals, the IMF/World Bank annual meetings were told.
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12 Oct 15
The African Development Bank and the Arab Monetary Fund have strengthened their partnership to support financial and economic development in 10 common member countries.
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9 Oct 15
Martin Dlamini, Swaziland's Minister of Finance and a speaker at the 2015 MEFMI Forum in Lima, Peru, comments on the financial management challenges faced by developing nations in using the...
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9 Oct 15
Claver Gatete, Rwanda’s Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, comments on topics raised at the 2015 MEFMI Forum, including the challenges faced by developing nations when it comes to...
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8 Oct 15
Ghana has become the 50th member and ninth African country to join the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Development Centre.
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8 Oct 15
Large-scale migration from poor countries to richer regions across the world will “reshape economic development” for decades, a joint World Bank and International Monetary Fund report has...
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8 Oct 15
Rich countries invested $62bn in developing countries in 2014 in order to tackle climate change, up from $52bn the previous year, a report has found.
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7 Oct 15
The vast humanitarian crisis unfolding on the EU’s doorstep highlights the importance of scrutinising international aid spending much more closely
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7 Oct 15
Sovereign wealth funds may help developing countries to manage natural resources but are not a panacea for economic growth, MEFMI’s executive director warned delegates.
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7 Oct 15
Read the Autumn 2015 edition of PFI Magazine, featuring interviews with the World Bank’s Arumna Oteh and newly appointed IPSASB chair Ian Carruthers, plus a cover feature examining the finances of...
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6 Oct 15
Read the Autumn 2015 edition of PFI Magazine, featuring interviews with the World Bank’s Arunma Oteh and newly appointed IPSASB chair Ian Carruthers, plus a cover feature examining the finances of...
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6 Oct 15
Less than 10% of the world’s population will be living in extreme poverty this year, the World Bank has said, but there is still “great concern” about the number concentrated in sub...
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2 Oct 15
Governments and public sector leaders need to starting viewing digital security as an economic threat rather than a technical issue, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has...
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2 Oct 15
UK Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged £300m to invest in roads, bridges and ports to help drive economic growth and development across the Caribbean.
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1 Oct 15
African countries urgently need to expand the revenue they raise from taxes. How can this be done in a sustainable way, without reliance on depleting natural resources?
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1 Oct 15
Eight African countries are to share in a $428m funding investment to improve their energy, transport and water networks.
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30 Sep 15
Vietnam needs to build on its agricultural policy achievements in order to boost its economic growth, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has said.
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29 Sep 15
Palestine has the capacity to put its public finances on a more sustainable footing, despite three years of continually weak economic growth, the World Bank has said.
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29 Sep 15
British international development secretary Justine Greening has announced that £16m of UK aid money will go to the World Bank Trust Fund for capacity building in the area of data collection...