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11 May 21
A “more prosperous and sustainable future” is possible if G7 countries step up public investment in the coming decade, a group of academics has said.
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7 May 21
Turkey’s central bank has kept its benchmark rate constant at 19% for a second time since the country’s president sacked the governor who raised the rate to that level.
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5 May 21
India’s second wave of Covid-19 could derail its previously strong economic recovery and damage its credit profile, ratings agency S&P Global has said.
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4 May 21
Tanzania’s president has cut income tax to help workers deal with the economic effects of Covid-19 but refused to increase public sector pay, which has remained static for nearly six years.
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30 Apr 21
The rate at which wages are taxed effectively fell last year by the largest amount since the global financial crisis, according to the OECD.
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30 Apr 21
A decade of austerity means a new era of higher taxes could loom for some governments picking up the pieces after Covid-19.
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29 Apr 21
The Federal Reserve is a “long way” from withdrawing its support for the US economy despite improving growth prospects, the central bank chairman has said.
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28 Apr 21
Developing economies in Asia could recover faster than expected from Covid-19 but some countries are likely to lag behind, the Asian Development Bank has said.
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27 Apr 21
Post-pandemic optimism for Norway’s economy should be tempered by longer-term risks such as an oil revenue slowdown and its ageing population, International Monetary Fund economists have said.
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26 Apr 21
Joe Biden’s election as US president is likely to mean greater global trade cooperation – but anti-globalist forces remain powerful
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23 Apr 21
Resources to fight new forms of warfare cannot simply be found from cuts to traditional areas of defence.
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22 Apr 21
Canada’s central bank has cut its bond purchases this year, citing progress in the country’s economic recovery from Covid-19.
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22 Apr 21
Joe Biden’s suggested global minimum corporation tax rate would be unfair on small nations such as Ireland, the country’s finance minister has said.
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19 Apr 21
A small ‘wealth tax’ on stocks of giant companies could raise $180bn each year and address problems that have been exacerbated by the pandemic, a French economist has said.
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16 Apr 21
Experts say that the Biden administration’s move to ban US financial institutions from participating in the primary market for Russian bonds is likely to have little impact.
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13 Apr 21
Greece’s public debt rose to 207% of GDP at the end of 2020 but remains on a sustainable footing, according to ratings agency Fitch.
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12 Apr 21
Low-income countries have received just 0.2% of Covid-19 vaccines and advanced economies need to step up financing efforts amid growing deaths and new variants, the World Health Organisation has...
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12 Apr 21
Undeserving private sector lenders could benefit from International Monetary Fund action aimed at helping poorer countries recover from Covid-19, a former deputy director of the fund has warned.
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9 Apr 21
Bitcoin “does not fulfil the basic properties of money” according to an executive board member at the European Central Bank.
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9 Apr 21
Governments should consider implementing a one-off wealth tax to help pay for the cost of Covid-19 support packages, according the International Monetary Fund.
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7 Apr 21
Prospects for economic recovery vary starkly across regions and between countries despite the world economy emerging from the worst phase of the Covid-19 pandemic, the International Monetary Fund has...
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7 Apr 21
A worldwide agreement on taxing multinational companies appears closer after the US signalled its support for a minimum global rate of corporation tax, European finance ministers have said.
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1 Apr 21
Private creditors are making big profits from lending to developing countries during Covid-19. With poorer governments left with less to spend on tackling the pandemic, the need for debt cancellation...
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1 Apr 21
Sudan has moved a step closer to accessing debt relief and finance from international institutions after handing over $335m to the USA to compensate terrorist attack victims.
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31 Mar 21
Growth rates for emerging economies will be better than first expected this year, as nations showed resilience in the face of Covid-19 restrictions, according to rating’s agency Standard and Poor’s.
11 May 21A “more prosperous and sustainable future” is possible if G7 countries step up public investment in the coming decade, a group of academics has said.
7 May 21Turkey’s central bank has kept its benchmark rate constant at 19% for a second time since the country’s president sacked the governor who raised the rate to that level.
5 May 21India’s second wave of Covid-19 could derail its previously strong economic recovery and damage its credit profile, ratings agency S&P Global has said.
4 May 21Tanzania’s president has cut income tax to help workers deal with the economic effects of Covid-19 but refused to increase public sector pay, which has remained static for nearly six years.
30 Apr 21The rate at which wages are taxed effectively fell last year by the largest amount since the global financial crisis, according to the OECD.
30 Apr 21A decade of austerity means a new era of higher taxes could loom for some governments picking up the pieces after Covid-19.
29 Apr 21The Federal Reserve is a “long way” from withdrawing its support for the US economy despite improving growth prospects, the central bank chairman has said.
28 Apr 21Developing economies in Asia could recover faster than expected from Covid-19 but some countries are likely to lag behind, the Asian Development Bank has said.
27 Apr 21Post-pandemic optimism for Norway’s economy should be tempered by longer-term risks such as an oil revenue slowdown and its ageing population, International Monetary Fund economists have said.
26 Apr 21Joe Biden’s election as US president is likely to mean greater global trade cooperation – but anti-globalist forces remain powerful
23 Apr 21Resources to fight new forms of warfare cannot simply be found from cuts to traditional areas of defence.
22 Apr 21Canada’s central bank has cut its bond purchases this year, citing progress in the country’s economic recovery from Covid-19.
22 Apr 21Joe Biden’s suggested global minimum corporation tax rate would be unfair on small nations such as Ireland, the country’s finance minister has said.
19 Apr 21A small ‘wealth tax’ on stocks of giant companies could raise $180bn each year and address problems that have been exacerbated by the pandemic, a French economist has said.
16 Apr 21Experts say that the Biden administration’s move to ban US financial institutions from participating in the primary market for Russian bonds is likely to have little impact.
13 Apr 21Greece’s public debt rose to 207% of GDP at the end of 2020 but remains on a sustainable footing, according to ratings agency Fitch.
12 Apr 21Low-income countries have received just 0.2% of Covid-19 vaccines and advanced economies need to step up financing efforts amid growing deaths and new variants, the World Health Organisation has...
12 Apr 21Undeserving private sector lenders could benefit from International Monetary Fund action aimed at helping poorer countries recover from Covid-19, a former deputy director of the fund has warned.
9 Apr 21Bitcoin “does not fulfil the basic properties of money” according to an executive board member at the European Central Bank.
9 Apr 21Governments should consider implementing a one-off wealth tax to help pay for the cost of Covid-19 support packages, according the International Monetary Fund.
7 Apr 21Prospects for economic recovery vary starkly across regions and between countries despite the world economy emerging from the worst phase of the Covid-19 pandemic, the International Monetary Fund has...
1 Apr 21Sudan has moved a step closer to accessing debt relief and finance from international institutions after handing over $335m to the USA to compensate terrorist attack victims.
31 Mar 21Growth rates for emerging economies will be better than first expected this year, as nations showed resilience in the face of Covid-19 restrictions, according to rating’s agency Standard and Poor’s.
