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30 Jul 19
Judges have given Donald Trump’s plan to build a controversial wall along the US border with Mexico a shot in the arm.
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29 Jul 19
Bahrain will be a testbed for new guidelines on the procurement of artificial intelligence in the public sector in partnership with the UK.
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29 Jul 19
Tajikistan is taking steps to improve the way organisations in the financial sector are run in a bid to reduce their vulnerability to risk.
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29 Jul 19
Iraq has been warned that its fiscal position is expected to deteriorate without policy changes as it continues to face “daunting” challenges.
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26 Jul 19
Efforts to help Tonga’s most remote islands become self-sufficient in energy have been given a major boost by the Asian Development Bank.
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26 Jul 19
Zimbabwe’s anti-corruption watchdog has detained a senior government official for the first time since it was launched earlier this month.
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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.
30 Jul 19Judges have given Donald Trump’s plan to build a controversial wall along the US border with Mexico a shot in the arm.
29 Jul 19Bahrain will be a testbed for new guidelines on the procurement of artificial intelligence in the public sector in partnership with the UK.
29 Jul 19Tajikistan is taking steps to improve the way organisations in the financial sector are run in a bid to reduce their vulnerability to risk.
29 Jul 19Iraq has been warned that its fiscal position is expected to deteriorate without policy changes as it continues to face “daunting” challenges.
26 Jul 19Efforts to help Tonga’s most remote islands become self-sufficient in energy have been given a major boost by the Asian Development Bank.
26 Jul 19Zimbabwe’s anti-corruption watchdog has detained a senior government official for the first time since it was launched earlier this month.
26 Jul 19The World Bank is scaling up its support for Uzbekistan and has praised reforms aimed at fostering a market economy.
26 Jul 19Tax cuts are increasingly being seen as the key to protecting China from the worst effects of US protectionism.
25 Jul 19The French president’s flagship efforts to reduce stubbornly high unemployment rates appear to be bearing fruit, according to the IMF.
25 Jul 19The appointment of Alok Sharma as the UK’s new international development secretary appears to have scotched uncertainty over the department’s future.
25 Jul 19Between 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....
23 Jul 19Former US Treasury official Christina Ho asks how far the world - and most particularly its greatest economy, the US - has advanced with gender equality.
23 Jul 19Lebanese veterans have clashed with security forces in protest against potential cuts to their benefits in the coalition government’s budget.
23 Jul 19Population 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.
23 Jul 19Global 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.
22 Jul 19South Africa’s leader has been accused by a watchdog of violating ethics rules in a setback to his anti-corruption drive.
16 Jul 19Global 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.
9 Jul 19Critics 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.
8 Jul 19The UK government is claiming progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in the country and abroad amid continuing criticism of its efforts.
8 Jul 19Investors have reacted badly to India’s first federal budget since prime minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party retained power in recent elections.
8 Jul 19New Zealand’s bold shift to accruals accounting was just the start of what has been a groundbreaking transformation. Victor Smart reports.
5 Jul 19Civil 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.
5 Jul 19Lack of political leadership has been cited by accountants as a major obstacle to meeting infrastructure needs around the world.
4 Jul 19A decision to outlaw the use of foreign currency in Zimbabwe has been challenged in court on constitutional grounds.
