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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.
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31 Mar 21
The world’s 69 poorest countries will need to spend $450bn by 2025 to respond to Covid-19 and accelerate their income convergence with advanced economies, the IMF has said.
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30 Mar 21
The US is preparing to retaliate over six countries’ digital taxes because they “discriminate” against American companies.
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29 Mar 21
An impending debt crisis in developing countries will lead to “another lost decade” without decisive action, according to the head of the United Nations.
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26 Mar 21
Borrowing by local and regional governments around the world is set to balloon by a third to $2.25trn this year – but credit ratings in developed countries are set to be unaffected, according to a...
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24 Mar 21
The International Monetary Fund is preparing to expand its reserves for the first time since 2009 to help governments deal with the economic fallout of Covid-19.
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22 Mar 21
Hong Kong will remain a ‘tax haven’ according to one of the city’s top officials, amid concerns surrounding a fiscal deficit caused by Covid-19 and tensions with mainland China.
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22 Mar 21
Weak growth will hamper many economies in the Americas in the coming years without fiscal and institutional reforms, the region’s largest multilateral bank has warned.
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19 Mar 21
Unabated global warming could lead to more than 60 countries having their credit ratings downgraded by the end of this decade, according to a study.
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18 Mar 21
Global GDP forecasts for 2021 have been revised up due to the “larger than expected” $1.9trn US stimulus package, according to rating’s agency Fitch.
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17 Mar 21
The Chinese Government’s ‘underwhelming’ energy transition plan could reduce interest in green bonds issued by the nation, according to experts.
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16 Mar 21
Former Australian finance minister Mathias Cormann has been appointed as the next secretary general of the OECD.
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15 Mar 21
Africa needs large-scale debt relief in order to meet the challenges of Covid-19 as millions of people face being pushed into extreme poverty, the African Development Bank has warned.
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12 Mar 21
Public authorities will continue to play a key role in maintaining the credit ratings of international banks as the sector will remain resilient despite pandemic risks, ratings agency Standard and...
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12 Mar 21
The Inter-American Development Bank has announced a first-of-its-kind instrument aimed at speeding up the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines in Latin America and the Caribbean by protecting manufacturers...
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...
7 Apr 21A 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.
1 Apr 21Private 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...
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.
31 Mar 21The world’s 69 poorest countries will need to spend $450bn by 2025 to respond to Covid-19 and accelerate their income convergence with advanced economies, the IMF has said.
30 Mar 21The US is preparing to retaliate over six countries’ digital taxes because they “discriminate” against American companies.
26 Mar 21Borrowing by local and regional governments around the world is set to balloon by a third to $2.25trn this year – but credit ratings in developed countries are set to be unaffected, according to a...
22 Mar 21Hong Kong will remain a ‘tax haven’ according to one of the city’s top officials, amid concerns surrounding a fiscal deficit caused by Covid-19 and tensions with mainland China.
22 Mar 21Weak growth will hamper many economies in the Americas in the coming years without fiscal and institutional reforms, the region’s largest multilateral bank has warned.
19 Mar 21Unabated global warming could lead to more than 60 countries having their credit ratings downgraded by the end of this decade, according to a study.
17 Mar 21The Chinese Government’s ‘underwhelming’ energy transition plan could reduce interest in green bonds issued by the nation, according to experts.
16 Mar 21Former Australian finance minister Mathias Cormann has been appointed as the next secretary general of the OECD.
15 Mar 21Africa needs large-scale debt relief in order to meet the challenges of Covid-19 as millions of people face being pushed into extreme poverty, the African Development Bank has warned.
12 Mar 21Public authorities will continue to play a key role in maintaining the credit ratings of international banks as the sector will remain resilient despite pandemic risks, ratings agency Standard and...
