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21 Nov 17
El Salvador has been hailed as a “stand-out tax reformer” as it climbed up 22 places on an annual World Bank index ranking countries according to where it is ‘easiest to do business...
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14 Nov 17
International local governments cope with economic shock in different ways, explains Ileana Steccolini, but to improve financial resilience they must learn lessons from one another.
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13 Nov 17
The UK is set to agree a $2bn loan guarantee for the world’s leading oil producer in the battle to secure one of the largest-ever initial public offerings.
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9 Nov 17
US president Donald Trump’s administration is harming the global economy, according to a survey of international economic experts.
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2 Nov 17
The economy of the eurozone grew by 2.5% over the year to September, the highest rate of growth since 2001, figures from the statistical office of the European Union found.
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31 Oct 17
Oil-dependent countries should diversify their economies and capitalise on global growth to ensure stronger public finances, the International Monetary Fund has said today.
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31 Oct 17
South Korea’s economy grew at the fastest pace in seven years last quarter – with the acceleration expected to continue into next year.
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31 Oct 17
As Latin America and the Caribbean emerges from an protracted economic slowdown it is confronted with a conundrum: where will sustainable growth come from?
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19 Oct 17
South Korea and China have extended a currency swap deal for another three years.
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13 Oct 17
Rich countries could raise their top rate of tax without damaging growth, the head of the IMF has said.
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11 Oct 17
Global growth is projected to rise, but its recovery is “incomplete” and may not last, the IMF has warned.
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9 Oct 17
The European Investment Bank’s plan for the region will add 690,000 new jobs by 2020 and help boost the European economy, the bank has said.
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29 Sep 17
The Egyptian government’s attempt to restore economic stability and higher long-term growth is off to a “good start”, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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28 Sep 17
German finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble will be the new president of the Bundestag (Germany’s parliament), according to German media.
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28 Sep 17
Mongolia’s recovering economy grew by 5.3% in the first half of this year, compared to a 1.2% growth rate recorded in 2016, the Asian Development Bank said this week.
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22 Sep 17
Rating agency Standard & Poor’s has downgraded China’s credit rating due rising debt, which has exposed the country to increased economic and financial risk.
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22 Sep 17
Attempts to stamp out global tax avoidance are being undermined by countries negotiating low-tax sweetheart deals. How should the system be cleaned up?
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20 Sep 17
Structural reforms as well as better use of tax and spending policies are needed to achieve more inclusive growth and boost productivity, wages and skills around the world, the OECD said in its...
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19 Sep 17
A global initiative to achieve “equal pay for equal work” and increase women’s pay across the world was launched at the UN General Assembly yesterday.
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19 Sep 17
At his annual state of the European Union speech last week, Jean-Claude Juncker said all countries in the EU should adopt the euro. The currency should “unite rather than divide”,...
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14 Sep 17
Europe will lead the fight against climate change as the economy ‘finally bounces back’, European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has said.
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1 Sep 17
The UK will work quickly after Brexit to establish a new economic partnership with Japan based on the final terms of the deal being negotiated between Japan and the European Union.
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25 Aug 17
The recent increase in Pakistan’s current account deficit was largely driven by a sharp increase in imports of machinery for power generation, textile construction and import of petroleum products,...
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24 Aug 17
People are being driven by the effects of drought to flee Central America into the United States, the World Food Programme has said.
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22 Aug 17
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has launched a commission to examine the future of work.