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13 Jun 23
The Gambia is set to receive the final tranche of a $94m International Monetary Fund development package.
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12 Jun 23
The Nigerian government has suspended the governor of its central bank amid an ongoing investigation.
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9 Jun 23
Libya is too reliant on oil and gas, the International Monetary Fund found in its first review of the economy in a decade – during which analysis was made impossible by war and fragmentation.
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8 Jun 23
This blog highlights some of our learning from each of the sessions at a recent conference on digital financial public financial management, each of which provides an example of different ways in...
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2 Jun 23
Last year governments in Western Europe saw revenue grow much faster than spending, but that is unlikely to be the case again in 2023, according to analysts.
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2 Jun 23
The Oman government is set to invest more than £4bn in a bid to reduce the nation’s dependence on fossil fuel revenues.
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31 May 23
The International Monetary Fund announced the funding allocation, which forms part of a $15.6bn programme for the war-torn nation.
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30 May 23
The US will limit spending but suspend its debt ceiling and avoid a “catastrophic” default, if a deal made between president Joe Biden and speaker Kevin McCarthy is voted through.
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26 May 23
Political partisanship is getting in the way of action on the US debt limit, casting uncertainty over its ability to meet its obligations.
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24 May 23
Nations raised $95bn through carbon taxes and emissions trading systems last year, an increase of more than 10% on the $84bn raised in 2021, the World Bank said.
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23 May 23
Industry gets more support as Ukraine war continues.
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22 May 23
The Ukraine war is set to push up global borrowing despite more expensive costs, the OECD has said.
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18 May 23
Fund green lights $3bn loan programme to expedite fiscal reforms.
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18 May 23
Social reforms and governance change need to continue in the Middle East, says the World Bank.
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17 May 23
Campaigners have called on the World Bank to delay payment of an $800m loan.
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17 May 23
More progress is needed on reform, the IMF has told Sri Lanka
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16 May 23
Zimbabwe is under fresh pressure to overhaul its governance structures.
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16 May 23
The US government might not be able to pay all of its obligations within a month if politicians do not raise the country’s ‘debt ceiling’.
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15 May 23
Ratings agency Moody’s has warned Kenya’s domestic funding conditions have deteriorated.
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12 May 23
Saving bumper corporation tax receipts now could help Ireland face future challenges such as its ageing population, the country’s finance minister has said.
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12 May 23
The Pakistani government will not be able to adopt the reforms it needs to recover from a series of financial crises without additional support, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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11 May 23
The Swedish government has spent too much money on widespread energy support that failed to encourage reduced consumption, the nation’s spending watchdog has said.
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10 May 23
Sustained currency depreciation would make borrowing more expensive for Egypt and take up a higher share of revenues, eventually leading to a future credit rating cut for the government, rating...
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9 May 23
The best way to reduce sovereign debt is by boosting economic growth. By tapping the hidden value in its balance sheet, governments can exit the crisis faster and more sustainably, writes Dag Detter.
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3 May 23
The impact of prolonged high inflation is set to hit growth across the Middle East and North Africa this year and accelerate the need for economic reforms, the International Monetary Fund has said.