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12 Dec 17
The new government of Zimbabwe has presented its first budget statement, which aims to end the country’s economic isolation.
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12 Dec 17
The European Union and Japan have formed an economic partnership, which is the world's biggest bilateral trade agreement.
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12 Dec 17
Finance ministers across Europe have called on the US to rethink its tax reform proposals, arguing they are discriminatory and could harm both the financial sector and international trade.
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11 Dec 17
Governments around the world should change their policies to expand housing investment and ensure wealth equality, a think-tank has said.
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11 Dec 17
Ending child marriage could generate $30bn per year for Uganda by 2030, a report by the World Bank has suggested.
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8 Dec 17
Ukraine’s president is to implement anti-graft reforms and establish an anti-corruption court following International Monetary Fund and World Bank concerns that efforts had stalled.
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7 Dec 17
The World Bank has approved a $1.15bn loan to help Egypt’s economy through reforms to strengthen public finances.
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6 Dec 17
The Asian Development Bank will support the government of Azerbaijan in strengthening its public sector through $250m policy-based loans.
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6 Dec 17
The European Council has published its ‘blacklist’ of 17 countries classified as tax havens, which could lose access to funds from the bloc.
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5 Dec 17
Further reforms are needed to cope with ageing populations as global public spending on pensions has risen by about 1.5% of GDP since 2000, the OECD has said.
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5 Dec 17
The UK has suspended a multi-million pound aid project in Syria following allegations that money was reaching the hands of extremists.
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5 Dec 17
The US Senate has narrowly approved plans paving the way for the president’s “massive tax cuts”, which could see more than a trillion dollars added to the national debt.
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4 Dec 17
European governments are leading the ‘race to the bottom’ as tax rates globally are heading towards zero by 2052, a study has found.
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4 Dec 17
The UK has confirmed an additional £70m aid package to support the recovery and reconstruction of British islands hit by hurricanes.
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30 Nov 17
The Danish economy has shrunk more than expected, suggesting the worst contraction since 2011, according to data released today.
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29 Nov 17
Budget consolidation and growth-friendly investment will be key to Germany’s coalition talks, chancellor Angela Merkel has told an employers’ conference.
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28 Nov 17
Portugal’s parliament has approved the 2018 budget that seeks to trim the deficit, six weeks after it was first presented to lawmakers.
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28 Nov 17
South African president Jacob Zuma has asked the minister of finance to identify measures to “urgently” address economic challenges, the president’s office said yesterday. ...
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28 Nov 17
Japan will reportedly compile an extra budget worth around 2.7-2.9trn yen ($24-26bn) for the fiscal year ending March 2018.
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27 Nov 17
The African Development Bank has agreed to a €180m loan to support Cameroon’s reforms to shore up public finances.
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27 Nov 17
The Asian Development Bank has approved a $300m loan and a $500,000 technical assistance grant to support the Philippines’ financial sector reforms.
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24 Nov 17
Barbados should cut spending or risk its debt problems rising, according to the International Monetary Fund.
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23 Nov 17
The European Parliament and Council have reached an agreement on the 2018 budget and committed to spending €160bn, up from the €157.9bn agreed for 2017.
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22 Nov 17
Economic recovery in Zimbabwe is still likely to be difficult even though Robert Mugabe has resigned as president, a research fellow at the Overseas Development Institute has said.
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21 Nov 17
The royals, ministers and businessmen detained as part of Saudi Arabia’s crack-down on corruption will get due process of law, Saudi’s United Nations ambassador has said.