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18 Jun 18
The European Investment Bank must stop investing in fossil fuels and boost its support for sustainable energy, and prioritise human rights, a group of European NGOs have urged.
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14 Jun 18
The Argentinian president’s humiliating plea for a $50bn credit line from the IMF could be unpalatable to those with bitter memories of previous Fund ‘meddling’, writes Gavin O’Toole.
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14 Jun 18
Putting a stop to tax avoidance is key to tackling gender inequality, as countries are missing out on revenue to fund public services, a UK parliamentary group has heard.
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13 Jun 18
Climate financing by the world’s biggest multilateral development banks has hit a seven-year high of $35.2bn in 2017.
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12 Jun 18
Green finance could be used to help meet America’s substantial infrastructure funding requirements, writes Michael Ferguson of S&P Global Ratings.
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12 Jun 18
The European Union has proposed a new €1.26m programme to help young citizens of the bloc support communities in need.
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11 Jun 18
Ireland’s biggest accountancy body is partnering with CIPFA to help accountants better manage public budgets in a fast-changing environment.
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11 Jun 18
Local authorities in the UK are demanding their government clarifies how it will fund infrastructure after they lose billions of pounds from the European Investment Bank following Brexit.
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7 Jun 18
The European Commission has announced £35.1m in emergency aid to help thousands of people affected by the severe economic crisis in Venezuela.
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7 Jun 18
Irresponsible banks should be made to pay for reckless lending, with the costs of crises shared between borrower and lender, says Tim Jones of the Jubilee Debt Campaign.
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6 Jun 18
The new government of Barbados has launched emergency plans to deal with the country’s economic crisis and restructure public debt in the hope of achieving financial stability.
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4 Jun 18
The Asian Development Bank has awarded loans worth $195m to help Papua New Guinea deliver affordable and high-quality health services.
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4 Jun 18
The richest countries in the world spend more than $100bn a year on subsidies to support oil, coal and gas, a study has found.
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31 May 18
The international tax system is “fundamentally flawed” and countries must work together to fix it, the French president warned yesterday.
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30 May 18
Governments and local authorities need to be more innovative to meet the need for housing, an OECD panel has heard.
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29 May 18
Rachel Grimes is never stumped when asked about global opportunities or why accountancy needs to play with a straight bat. PF International’s Simone Rensch speaks to the outgoing IFAC president.
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25 May 18
The EU’s plan to expand its External Investment Plan to finance development projects is not backed up by evidence, writes María José Romero and Isabelle Brachet.
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25 May 18
The European Union €166bn budget for 2019 will “invest in a stronger and more resilient European economy”, it has announced.
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25 May 18
The Asian Development Bank and the government of Laos have signed a $30m grant to improve the health sector and its financial management.
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25 May 18
Developing countries need to have the “basic building blocks” in place before they can make sustainable reforms, the president of a global financial management body has said.
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24 May 18
The EU could spend less on green policies in 2021-27 than promised by the European Commission, a climate change campaigning group has warned.
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22 May 18
Donald Trump has accused the UK of “freeloading” because the NHS is able to secure better prices for US drugs than the fragmented insurance-based system in the States. Consultant Neil Clothier...
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15 May 18
The German government should work to reduce its high trade surplus by increasing public investment, the International Monetary Fund has advised.
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14 May 18
Lenders and borrowers must be “more responsible” as debt crises are growing across the globe, a charity has warned.
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14 May 18
The European Commission has released €1.5m in emergency humanitarian funding to help victims of Kenya’s ongoing floods.
18 Jun 18The European Investment Bank must stop investing in fossil fuels and boost its support for sustainable energy, and prioritise human rights, a group of European NGOs have urged.
14 Jun 18The Argentinian president’s humiliating plea for a $50bn credit line from the IMF could be unpalatable to those with bitter memories of previous Fund ‘meddling’, writes Gavin O’Toole.
14 Jun 18Putting a stop to tax avoidance is key to tackling gender inequality, as countries are missing out on revenue to fund public services, a UK parliamentary group has heard.
13 Jun 18Climate financing by the world’s biggest multilateral development banks has hit a seven-year high of $35.2bn in 2017.
12 Jun 18Green finance could be used to help meet America’s substantial infrastructure funding requirements, writes Michael Ferguson of S&P Global Ratings.
12 Jun 18The European Union has proposed a new €1.26m programme to help young citizens of the bloc support communities in need.
11 Jun 18Ireland’s biggest accountancy body is partnering with CIPFA to help accountants better manage public budgets in a fast-changing environment.
7 Jun 18The European Commission has announced £35.1m in emergency aid to help thousands of people affected by the severe economic crisis in Venezuela.
7 Jun 18Irresponsible banks should be made to pay for reckless lending, with the costs of crises shared between borrower and lender, says Tim Jones of the Jubilee Debt Campaign.
6 Jun 18The new government of Barbados has launched emergency plans to deal with the country’s economic crisis and restructure public debt in the hope of achieving financial stability.
4 Jun 18The Asian Development Bank has awarded loans worth $195m to help Papua New Guinea deliver affordable and high-quality health services.
4 Jun 18The richest countries in the world spend more than $100bn a year on subsidies to support oil, coal and gas, a study has found.
31 May 18The international tax system is “fundamentally flawed” and countries must work together to fix it, the French president warned yesterday.
30 May 18Governments and local authorities need to be more innovative to meet the need for housing, an OECD panel has heard.
29 May 18Rachel Grimes is never stumped when asked about global opportunities or why accountancy needs to play with a straight bat. PF International’s Simone Rensch speaks to the outgoing IFAC president.
25 May 18The EU’s plan to expand its External Investment Plan to finance development projects is not backed up by evidence, writes María José Romero and Isabelle Brachet.
25 May 18The European Union €166bn budget for 2019 will “invest in a stronger and more resilient European economy”, it has announced.
25 May 18The Asian Development Bank and the government of Laos have signed a $30m grant to improve the health sector and its financial management.
22 May 18Donald Trump has accused the UK of “freeloading” because the NHS is able to secure better prices for US drugs than the fragmented insurance-based system in the States. Consultant Neil Clothier...
15 May 18The German government should work to reduce its high trade surplus by increasing public investment, the International Monetary Fund has advised.
14 May 18The European Commission has released €1.5m in emergency humanitarian funding to help victims of Kenya’s ongoing floods.
