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24 Nov 21
The International Monetary Fund has released a delayed $700m disbursement to Ukraine amid concerns of increased Russian military activity.
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18 Nov 21
The credit outlook of local and regional governments outside the US still carry a negative outlook, despite many economies emerging from Covid-19, according to ratings agency S&P.
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8 Nov 21
The Japanese government plans to spend big on a series of measures aimed at helping the economy through its ongoing struggle with Covid-19, according to reports.
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8 Nov 21
Eliminating tax avoidance in sub-Saharan Africa’s mining sector would leave the region better able to support its population, particularly into the economic recovery from Covid-19, a top...
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8 Nov 21
Ireland collected more than 35% more tax than it expected to in October, but ministers have sought to dampen any expectations of a spending splurge.
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8 Nov 21
Increased carbon taxes are likely to have a bigger long-term economic impact on countries which are heavily reliant on carbon-intensive energy, according to ratings agency S&P.
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4 Nov 21
Portugal faces a snap election after the country’s parliament failed to approve the government’s 2022 budget proposals.
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4 Nov 21
The US Federal Reserve has decided to wind down its $120bn-a-month bond-buying programme in the hope of tempering rising inflation.
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3 Nov 21
The Bank of Israel has urged the country’s parliament to pass the state budget before a looming deadline after which the government would collapse and need new elections.
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2 Nov 21
The Reserve Bank of Australia has abandoned the yield target policy it introduced at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, recognising that a rate rise could come sooner than previously expected.
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1 Nov 21
German political parties’ continuing support for the country’s debt brake rule has contributed to rating agency Fitch maintaining its AAA judgement of Europe’s largest economy.
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1 Nov 21
Emerging economies need greater access to financial assistance to help prepare for natural disasters brought on by climate change, according to the OECD.
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1 Nov 21
Leaders of the 20 largest economies have endorsed a global deal that will see large multinational companies taxed at least 15%.
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29 Oct 21
Fears inflation will linger have led to some central banks tightening monetary policy faster than expected, potentially fuelling worries the US Federal Reserve is “behind the curve”, analysts have...
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25 Oct 21
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has hailed his country’s Covid-19 vaccine drive as setting “new benchmarks of public service delivery” and spurring the economic recovery.
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25 Oct 21
The US budget deficit reached $2.77trn in 2020-21, the second highest ever after last year, as the government tried to contain the health and economic damage from Covid-19.
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22 Oct 21
Five European countries no longer face the threat of US tariffs in retaliation to their digital services taxes, with the Joe Biden administration backing down after global tax reforms were agreed...
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21 Oct 21
Pressures unrelated to Covid-19 are likely to have a bigger impact on public finances than the huge debt taken on by governments to tackle the pandemic, according to analysis by the OECD.
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19 Oct 21
The rise of digital currencies could leave the US less able to exert influence on global politics through imposing sanctions, a report by the country’s Treasury has claimed.
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19 Oct 21
How easily can central banks wind-down asset purchases?
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19 Oct 21
Rich nations are being urged to channel their share of a recent liquidity boost from the International Monetary Fund to more vulnerable countries.
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15 Oct 21
Top economists have revised down Germany’s growth forecast for this year, due to manufacturing bottlenecks and the impact of Covid-19 on services.
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14 Oct 21
The G20 must “urgently” compel private sector lenders to commit to restructuring deals for the debts of crisis-hit countries, according to a debt campaigning organisation.
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14 Oct 21
The International Monetary Fund has called for policymakers to be “vigilant” in the face of inflationary risk, and for them to be ready to tighten monetary policy faster than expected.
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12 Oct 21
Debt problems faced by poorer countries require a “comprehensive” solution, the World Bank chief has said after publishing his organisation's latest review of debt statistics.
24 Nov 21The International Monetary Fund has released a delayed $700m disbursement to Ukraine amid concerns of increased Russian military activity.
18 Nov 21The credit outlook of local and regional governments outside the US still carry a negative outlook, despite many economies emerging from Covid-19, according to ratings agency S&P.
8 Nov 21The Japanese government plans to spend big on a series of measures aimed at helping the economy through its ongoing struggle with Covid-19, according to reports.
8 Nov 21Eliminating tax avoidance in sub-Saharan Africa’s mining sector would leave the region better able to support its population, particularly into the economic recovery from Covid-19, a top...
8 Nov 21Ireland collected more than 35% more tax than it expected to in October, but ministers have sought to dampen any expectations of a spending splurge.
8 Nov 21Increased carbon taxes are likely to have a bigger long-term economic impact on countries which are heavily reliant on carbon-intensive energy, according to ratings agency S&P.
4 Nov 21Portugal faces a snap election after the country’s parliament failed to approve the government’s 2022 budget proposals.
4 Nov 21The US Federal Reserve has decided to wind down its $120bn-a-month bond-buying programme in the hope of tempering rising inflation.
3 Nov 21The Bank of Israel has urged the country’s parliament to pass the state budget before a looming deadline after which the government would collapse and need new elections.
2 Nov 21The Reserve Bank of Australia has abandoned the yield target policy it introduced at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, recognising that a rate rise could come sooner than previously expected.
1 Nov 21German political parties’ continuing support for the country’s debt brake rule has contributed to rating agency Fitch maintaining its AAA judgement of Europe’s largest economy.
1 Nov 21Emerging economies need greater access to financial assistance to help prepare for natural disasters brought on by climate change, according to the OECD.
25 Oct 21Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has hailed his country’s Covid-19 vaccine drive as setting “new benchmarks of public service delivery” and spurring the economic recovery.
25 Oct 21The US budget deficit reached $2.77trn in 2020-21, the second highest ever after last year, as the government tried to contain the health and economic damage from Covid-19.
22 Oct 21Five European countries no longer face the threat of US tariffs in retaliation to their digital services taxes, with the Joe Biden administration backing down after global tax reforms were agreed...
21 Oct 21Pressures unrelated to Covid-19 are likely to have a bigger impact on public finances than the huge debt taken on by governments to tackle the pandemic, according to analysis by the OECD.
19 Oct 21The rise of digital currencies could leave the US less able to exert influence on global politics through imposing sanctions, a report by the country’s Treasury has claimed.
19 Oct 21How easily can central banks wind-down asset purchases?
19 Oct 21Rich nations are being urged to channel their share of a recent liquidity boost from the International Monetary Fund to more vulnerable countries.
15 Oct 21Top economists have revised down Germany’s growth forecast for this year, due to manufacturing bottlenecks and the impact of Covid-19 on services.
14 Oct 21The G20 must “urgently” compel private sector lenders to commit to restructuring deals for the debts of crisis-hit countries, according to a debt campaigning organisation.
14 Oct 21The International Monetary Fund has called for policymakers to be “vigilant” in the face of inflationary risk, and for them to be ready to tighten monetary policy faster than expected.
