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5 Mar 18
Finland should introduce new reforms to boost growth and stabilise its public finances, the OECD has said.
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5 Mar 18
Brazil must introduce further reforms to ensure inclusive growth and unleash its full economic potential, the OECD has warned.
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1 Mar 18
Russia’s president has said he will halve poverty in the country within the next six years, in a speech before an election he is expected to win later this month.
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1 Mar 18
Ukraine’s parliament has voted to create an anti-corruption court to ensure it receives a loan tranche from the International Monetary Fund to reform and boost economic development.
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1 Mar 18
The government of Ghana will give $2m in a move to make the national audit service paperless to “protect the public purse”.
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28 Feb 18
Chile should use its economic upturn to address low productivity levels and inequality, the OECD has said.
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28 Feb 18
The European Commission has approved a €70m public support scheme for electric buses and infrastructure in Germany.
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28 Feb 18
The government of India has set a 15-day deadline for state banks to take preventive measures against operational and technical risks, after a $2bn fraud at one of the country’s biggest state lenders.
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27 Feb 18
The eurozone needs to be more politically unified otherwise it will leave countries - especially those that already have high levels of public debt - vulnerable to economic shocks, say directors in...
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26 Feb 18
South Africa’s ruling party has said it will look at ways to soften the impact of the new VAT rates on poorer people by adding more zero-rates and tax-free items.
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26 Feb 18
The European Union is ready to regulate cryptocurrencies if it is not done so at the global level, the bloc’s financial services chief has said.
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26 Feb 18
The majority of countries around the world are moving too slowly in their efforts to fight corruption, Transparency International has said.
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21 Feb 18
South Africa has increased its value added tax for the first time in 25 years, from 14% to 15% from 1 April, as part of efforts to cut the budget deficit.
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21 Feb 18
Venezuela’s new cryptocurrency raised $735m in the first day of a pre-sale, president Nicolas Maduro said yesterday.
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21 Feb 18
The UK’s current tax policy making process is not “fit for purpose” outside the European Union, a think-tank has said.
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20 Feb 18
The UK government’s approach to value for money for its foreign aid spending must get better to make a bigger difference, an aid watchdog has said.
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20 Feb 18
South Africa has launched an online budget data portal to make information more accessible ahead of the finance minister’s budget speech on Wednesday.
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20 Feb 18
Countries around the world must strengthen the effectiveness of their tax systems to meet the Sustainable Development Goals and ensure inclusive growth, international organisations have said.
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20 Feb 18
The Dutch finance ministry has said the country’s tax policies should be further reformed after 72 errors were found in how the government processed tax deals with international companies.
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20 Feb 18
Venezuela’s new cryptocurrency, called the Petro, will go on sale today in a bid to help the country’s economic problems.
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16 Feb 18
South African’s ruling party leader Cyril Ramaphosa has been sworn in as the country’s new president after Jacob Zuma resigned amid pressure to step down.
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16 Feb 18
South Korea has agreed to pay the $2.64m bill for North Korea’s participation at the Winter Olympics from its unification ministry budget.
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16 Feb 18
The EU budget should place greater emphasis on accountability and transparency and be able to react more flexibly to unforeseen circumstances, auditors have said.
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15 Feb 18
The US shows it is not as keen on free-market competition as it might like to appear in its attitude to China's investment in Latin America, writes Gavin O'Toole.
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14 Feb 18
Japan’s economic growth slowed in the last quarter of 2017 to 0.5%, falling from a pace of 2.5% in the previous quarter, according to preliminary figures.