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26 Jul 19
The World Bank is scaling up its support for Uzbekistan and has praised reforms aimed at fostering a market economy.
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26 Jul 19
Tax cuts are increasingly being seen as the key to protecting China from the worst effects of US protectionism.
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25 Jul 19
The French president’s flagship efforts to reduce stubbornly high unemployment rates appear to be bearing fruit, according to the IMF.
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25 Jul 19
The appointment of Alok Sharma as the UK’s new international development secretary appears to have scotched uncertainty over the department’s future.
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25 Jul 19
Between 2010 and 2017 60% - £4.6bn - of the UK’s support for energy in developing countries went towards fossil fuel sources, according to analysis by the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development....
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23 Jul 19
Former US Treasury official Christina Ho asks how far the world - and most particularly its greatest economy, the US - has advanced with gender equality.
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23 Jul 19
Lebanese veterans have clashed with security forces in protest against potential cuts to their benefits in the coalition government’s budget.
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23 Jul 19
Population growth in Latin America and the Caribbean is slowing down and the number of people living in the region will hit a maximum in about 2058.
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23 Jul 19
Global health chiefs say the outbreak of Ebola in the Congo has become an emergency of international concern amid fears that it could spread to other states.
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22 Jul 19
South Africa’s leader has been accused by a watchdog of violating ethics rules in a setback to his anti-corruption drive.
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16 Jul 19
Global health chiefs have added their weight to calls for a ban on added sugar in baby foods which pose a risk to long-term health.
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9 Jul 19
Critics of an anti-corruption campaign launched by Pakistan’s leader have said it is damaging the economy as officials fearful of being suspected put projects on hold.
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8 Jul 19
The UK government is claiming progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in the country and abroad amid continuing criticism of its efforts.
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8 Jul 19
Investors have reacted badly to India’s first federal budget since prime minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party retained power in recent elections.
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8 Jul 19
New Zealand’s bold shift to accruals accounting was just the start of what has been a groundbreaking transformation. Victor Smart reports.
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5 Jul 19
Civil societies like to stay on comfortable ground but they can encourage countries to raise revenues by becoming more politically savvy, says the ODI’s Sam Sharp.
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5 Jul 19
A prominent Iraqi cleric has reportedly called for a “slow coup” to replace senior government officials for a failure to tackle growing corruption.
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5 Jul 19
Lack of political leadership has been cited by accountants as a major obstacle to meeting infrastructure needs around the world.
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4 Jul 19
A decision to outlaw the use of foreign currency in Zimbabwe has been challenged in court on constitutional grounds.
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2 Jul 19
Indonesia’s economy has been praised by the World Bank for shaking off unusually damaging natural disasters and global volatility.
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2 Jul 19
Trade tensions continue to hold back the global economy despite the resumption of talks between the United States and China.
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2 Jul 19
Latin American and Caribbean countries must bolster their capacity to mobilise public revenues by strengthening tax collection if they are to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
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2 Jul 19
A flagship policy to create a digital society in India has been praised by the country’s leader for significantly reducing corruption.
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27 Jun 19
A government commission has been launched into a $1.2bn loan borrowed by Papua New Guinea’s previous government after a damning report by a watchdog.
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27 Jun 19
Governments of G20 countries gathering in Japan for a summit this week have more than doubled the subsidies they provide to coal power plants in just three years.