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7 Jun 19
Delhi’s government is pushing to make travel on city buses and the metro free for women in a bid to improve local women’s safety.
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7 Jun 19
Protests have rocked Honduras this week after a government u-turn on public sector reforms failed to quell anger among state employees.
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4 Jun 19
German chancellor Angela Merkel has hinted her government could lower corporation tax, as the country’s business lobby blasted her fragile ruling coalition.
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4 Jun 19
The European Commission has called for Czech prime minister Andrej Babiš to repay millions of euros in subsidies after finding him to be in conflict of interest, according to reports of a draft...
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4 Jun 19
The IMF has continued to pile pressure on Kenyan lawmakers over interest rate controls with a damning report on the controversial cap.
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3 Jun 19
Subsidising fossil fuels does not improve people’s lives and will ultimately prove more costly to economies, says the WWF’s Vanessa Perez Cirera.
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31 May 19
A cross-party group of UK MPs has called on the chancellor to seek an agreement for a ‘registry of loans’ to governments at this month’s G20 meeting.
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30 May 19
New Zealand hails a “landmark moment” as it unveils its budget focused on citizen wellbeing over economic growth.
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30 May 19
Brazil’s senate has voted to approve president Jair Bolsonaro’s revamp of executive government and to keep the government’s anti-money laundering department out of the control of the justice ministry.
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30 May 19
Taking tax reform to an election is always difficult but there are lessons from the recent Australian election, writes Institute for Government’s Sarah Nickson.
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30 May 19
The EU has written to the Italian government asking it to explain a deterioration in its public finances, amid reports Brussels is ready to launch disciplinary action against Rome.
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29 May 19
Now that we have professionalised the management of debt and the management of interest rates then why not do the same with assets? Financial adviser Dag Detter asks.
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28 May 19
The man widely described as ‘Romania’s most powerful politician’ has been jailed on corruption charges relating to a fake jobs scandal.
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28 May 19
Businesses perform by up to 20% better when they employ more women in top positions, United Nations labour experts have claimed.
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28 May 19
China’s sprawling Belt and Road Initiative could boost the global economy to the tune of $7.1trn a year by 2040, or 4.2% of expected global GDP.
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28 May 19
Cyril Ramaphosa has been inaugurated president of South Africa amid signs that the ruling party has been badly dented by corruption scandals.
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24 May 19
A leading Zambian economist has dismissed dire warnings about a new tax that mining corporations claim will spark “mass layoffs” and economic collapse.
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21 May 19
Efforts to tackle migration from Central America are at the heart of the region’s innovative effort to demonstrate it is focusing more on development than concerns over security.
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21 May 19
The Czech government has dismissed concerns about a slowing economy and growing spending commitments and says it will stick to a planned deficit target.
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21 May 19
An urgent initiative has been launched to safeguard environmental and social protections in Asian Development Bank lending projects.
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21 May 19
The UK’s new international secretary Rory Stewart has got off to a good start but there is still much he can do to improve the department, says the ODI’s Simon Gill.
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17 May 19
Brazilian students have led large protests against cuts to spending on higher education as the government struggles to bring a precarious fiscal situation under control.
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17 May 19
French unemployment has fallen to its lowest level in 10 years, suggesting that labour reforms may be showing signs of bearing fruit.
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16 May 19
The World Bank is to lend Sri Lanka $70m to improve essential services in a project that will put local communities at the heart of planning and delivery.
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16 May 19
The world’s most senior women economists took centre stage in a discussion about inequality at a unique event during the IMF’s Spring Meetings.
7 Jun 19Delhi’s government is pushing to make travel on city buses and the metro free for women in a bid to improve local women’s safety.
7 Jun 19Protests have rocked Honduras this week after a government u-turn on public sector reforms failed to quell anger among state employees.
4 Jun 19German chancellor Angela Merkel has hinted her government could lower corporation tax, as the country’s business lobby blasted her fragile ruling coalition.
4 Jun 19The European Commission has called for Czech prime minister Andrej Babiš to repay millions of euros in subsidies after finding him to be in conflict of interest, according to reports of a draft...
4 Jun 19The IMF has continued to pile pressure on Kenyan lawmakers over interest rate controls with a damning report on the controversial cap.
3 Jun 19Subsidising fossil fuels does not improve people’s lives and will ultimately prove more costly to economies, says the WWF’s Vanessa Perez Cirera.
31 May 19A cross-party group of UK MPs has called on the chancellor to seek an agreement for a ‘registry of loans’ to governments at this month’s G20 meeting.
30 May 19New Zealand hails a “landmark moment” as it unveils its budget focused on citizen wellbeing over economic growth.
30 May 19Brazil’s senate has voted to approve president Jair Bolsonaro’s revamp of executive government and to keep the government’s anti-money laundering department out of the control of the justice ministry.
30 May 19Taking tax reform to an election is always difficult but there are lessons from the recent Australian election, writes Institute for Government’s Sarah Nickson.
30 May 19The EU has written to the Italian government asking it to explain a deterioration in its public finances, amid reports Brussels is ready to launch disciplinary action against Rome.
28 May 19The man widely described as ‘Romania’s most powerful politician’ has been jailed on corruption charges relating to a fake jobs scandal.
28 May 19Businesses perform by up to 20% better when they employ more women in top positions, United Nations labour experts have claimed.
28 May 19China’s sprawling Belt and Road Initiative could boost the global economy to the tune of $7.1trn a year by 2040, or 4.2% of expected global GDP.
28 May 19Cyril Ramaphosa has been inaugurated president of South Africa amid signs that the ruling party has been badly dented by corruption scandals.
24 May 19A leading Zambian economist has dismissed dire warnings about a new tax that mining corporations claim will spark “mass layoffs” and economic collapse.
21 May 19Efforts to tackle migration from Central America are at the heart of the region’s innovative effort to demonstrate it is focusing more on development than concerns over security.
21 May 19The Czech government has dismissed concerns about a slowing economy and growing spending commitments and says it will stick to a planned deficit target.
21 May 19An urgent initiative has been launched to safeguard environmental and social protections in Asian Development Bank lending projects.
21 May 19The UK’s new international secretary Rory Stewart has got off to a good start but there is still much he can do to improve the department, says the ODI’s Simon Gill.
17 May 19French unemployment has fallen to its lowest level in 10 years, suggesting that labour reforms may be showing signs of bearing fruit.
16 May 19The World Bank is to lend Sri Lanka $70m to improve essential services in a project that will put local communities at the heart of planning and delivery.
