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20 Dec 19
Poor countries’ debt reached a record $55trn in 2018, after the fastest surge in nearly 50 years, a World Bank study has found.
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18 Dec 19
Finnish economic growth is expected to slow in the next few years as public finances weaken, according to the government’s economists.
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16 Dec 19
The trade war between the US and China appears to have cooled, with a ‘phase one’ agreement having been agreed by both countries.
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12 Dec 19
The US economy will stand “on firmer ground” in 2020 than it did this year, experts at Goldman Sachs have predicted.
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9 Dec 19
China has urged its local authorities to introduce more measures to boost employment and job creation.
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9 Dec 19
The managing director of the IMF Kristalina Georgieva has hailed Ukraine’s “impressive” economic progress and approved a $5.5bn loan over three years.
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4 Dec 19
Ireland is on track for record corporation tax receipts this year, although the finance minister has warned the surge will not last forever.
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3 Dec 19
The US is likely to hit France with new tariffs on products including cheese and champagne to retaliate against the European country’s tax on ‘internet giants’, such as Google and Facebook.
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28 Nov 19
The US is preparing to announce whether authorities plan to take any action in response to a French tax on internet giants, such as Google and Facebook.
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27 Nov 19
Global governments must reform their pension systems to accommodate for a growing number of workers that are self-employed or who are in temporary and part time work, the OECD has said.
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27 Nov 19
The international community has had “unprecedented success” fighting offshore tax evasion in the last 10 years, the OECD has said.
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27 Nov 19
Children in Mexico will be taught ‘fiscal citizenship’ in a scheme the government hopes will promote taxpaying as a social responsibility.
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26 Nov 19
The sixth consecutive year of sluggish economic growth in South Africa has led IMF economists to call for “decisive” reform.
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26 Nov 19
The German economy is set to grow slightly this quarter as business confidence improves, the Ifo Institute for Economic Research has said.
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25 Nov 19
Global ‘prosperity’ is at its highest ever level but the gap between the strongest and weakest performing countries is widening, according to a think-tank.
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25 Nov 19
Japan must “reinvigorate” its growth-boosting policies in the face of demographic changes and global economic uncertainties, the head of the IMF has said.
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22 Nov 19
The OECD has sounded “alarm bells” about the global economy, warning that the world risks long-term stagnation.
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21 Nov 19
Emerging and developing economies are less prepared for a crisis than they were in 2008, a World Bank study has found.
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19 Nov 19
The imminent listing of Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil company on the local stock market could strengthen the government’s finances, according to a ratings agency.
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19 Nov 19
The Czech government has approved a digital tax bill, which will introduce a 7% levy on huge corporations, such as the internet giants of Google and Facebook.
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19 Nov 19
European countries need to rebuild trust in their public institutions to protect economic growth and shield against future crises, the World Bank has claimed.
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15 Nov 19
Persistent high debt levels in rich countries have left governments less able to react to economic shocks.
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14 Nov 19
Germany has narrowly avoided a technical recession after its economy grew by 0.1% in the last quarter.
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13 Nov 19
Ageing populations could benefit economies in the Asia and the Pacific region if governments adopt the right technology policies, according to the Asian Development Bank.
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12 Nov 19
Ukraine’s president has approved a wide-ranging package of reforms and deregulations he hopes will create significant economic growth in the Eastern European country.