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10 Oct 18
The International Monetary Fund has cut its global economic growth forecast for this year and the next by 0.2 percentage points because of worldwide trade wars.
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5 Oct 18
The world’s accounting systems need to be brought up to date – ideally moving over to accruals, says the emeritus chair of CIPFA International Ian Ball.
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2 Oct 18
The world’s economic growth outlook is looking “less bright” because of rising trade protectionism and high levels of debt, the International Monetary Fund chief has warned.
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1 Oct 18
The US, Canada and Mexico have reached a “new, modernised trade agreement” to replace the current North American Free Trade Agreement.
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21 Sep 18
A new consensus around the ‘economics of equality’ is gaining traction in the region, writes Latin American specialist Gavin O’Toole.
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19 Sep 18
The US and China have imposed new tariffs on billions of dollars’ worth of goods, marking the biggest round of US tariffs so far in the escalating trade war.
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18 Sep 18
Four of the world’s biggest pharmaceutical companies could be avoiding paying about $3.8bn in corporate tax, Oxfam has warned.
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17 Sep 18
There will be economic costs for remaining EU countries as well as the UK if there is a ‘no-deal’ Brexit next year, the head of the International Monetary Fund has warned.
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17 Sep 18
The European Commission has signed a €1bn agreement with Ukraine to support economic stabilisation and governance reforms in the country.
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12 Sep 18
The European Commission head has proposed a new partnership between the EU and Africa to boost investment, jobs and economic relations in the continent.
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10 Sep 18
The debts of developing countries need to be “written off” as the fallout of the economic crisis hits the world’s poorest the hardest, a civil society network has warned.
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5 Sep 18
Advanced economies around the world cut both corporate and personal income tax as part of reforms last year, according to the OECD.
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31 Aug 18
The International Monetary Fund’s loan conditions for debt-ridden countries such as Greece are counterproductive and can make their economies worse, finance experts have warned.
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31 Aug 18
A series of aid programmes will be set up to stem the flow of money obtained unlawfully or immorally in developing countries, the UK government has announced.
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28 Aug 18
Growth picked up slightly across the world’s wealthiest economies between April and June this year, provisional OECD figures have shown.
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28 Aug 18
Japan’s trade minister has warned the US president Donald Trump could harm the global economy because he does not understand how trade works.
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24 Aug 18
The US and China have escalated their ongoing trade war by implementing new 25% tariffs on billions of dollars worth of imports on both sides.
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21 Aug 18
China will be asked to write off debts owed by Pacific island countries as repayments are a huge burden, Tonga’s prime minister has said.
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20 Aug 18
As the market for green bonds expands, economists Suk Hyun, Donghyun Park and Shu Tian ask if their ‘greenness’ - what makes them ‘green’ - matters.
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20 Aug 18
Countries could economically benefit from people living longer and should invest more in health to raise life expectancy, a think-tank has urged.
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15 Aug 18
It may be difficult for Turkey to get IMF backing following its clash with the US over new tariffs, academics have told PF International.
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15 Aug 18
India is on track to become the world’s fastest-growing economy as reforms begin to pay off, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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13 Aug 18
Combatting bribery, money laundering and tax evasion should be a priority for African countries to transition to ‘middle income status’, the executive secretary of the United Nation Economic...
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6 Aug 18
Ukraine is losing more than €4bn a year as a result of corruption schemes at customs, an investigative report has revealed.
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30 Jul 18
The leaders of an association of five major emerging economies have signed a declaration highlighting the importance of an “open world economy”.