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14 Oct 19
A fundamental rethink is needed by governments across the world to meet the UN’s highly ambitious Sustainable Development Goals, write the editors of a new book on how to turn the SDGs into a reality...
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11 Oct 19
The Jubilee Debt Campaign has accused the IMF of acting against its own policies and incentivising reckless lending.
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10 Oct 19
Auditors have issued a qualified opinion on EU expenditure for the third year running after finding errors relating to over €4bn in payments.
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9 Oct 19
The new head of the International Monetary Fund has warned that a coordinated fiscal response may be needed in the face of a “synchronised slowdown” in the world economy.
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9 Oct 19
More than 700 million people worldwide still live in extreme poverty but it is possible to leverage scarce development resources to help change that, says the World Bank’s Akihiko Nishio.
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8 Oct 19
Cyprus must strengthen its financial sector to improve the country’s chances of greater economic growth, the IMF has said.
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4 Oct 19
Collaboration and professionalisation via strong accountancy organisations is the key to improving public sector accounting around the world, says IFAC’s Joseph Bryson.
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3 Oct 19
No major donor country is “doing well overall” when it comes to aid, according to an organisation that has given 21 countries ‘scores’ for the size and effectiveness of their international...
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2 Oct 19
The world’s biggest countries have upped their aid contributions to tackling climate change. Calum Rutter examines whether they are spending the money in the right way and being transparent about...
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30 Sep 19
Health and education spending “will be key” to unlocking the productive potential of Sri Lanka, according to the World Bank.
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26 Sep 19
Bulgarian economist Kristalina Georgieva has been selected to be the IMF’s new managing director, at a time when, she said, the fund has “never been more important”.
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25 Sep 19
Developing countries have made half a billion dollars more from taxing multinational companies, thanks to a joint initiative from the OECD and United Nations Development Programme.
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24 Sep 19
EU staff reforms saved billions but led to “negative consequences” that could have been mitigated, auditors have said.
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24 Sep 19
The International Monetary Fund has warned the “current calm [surrounding Turkey’s economy] appears fragile”, despite its economy rebounding from last year’s recession.
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20 Sep 19
More sustainable public finances are “vital” if North Macedonia’s economy is to grow long-term, the World Bank has said.
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20 Sep 19
Global growth will slow to 2.9% in 2019 and 3% in 2020 because of the trade war between China and the US, and uncertainty caused by the UK’s departure from the EU.
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19 Sep 19
Jamaica’s efforts to reform its economy have been hailed as a success after a visit by International Monetary Fund staff.
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17 Sep 19
Millions more people are predicted to be living in extreme poverty by 2030 than was previously thought.
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17 Sep 19
A slowdown in the Icelandic economy should spur the country on to diversify its economy, the OECD has said.
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17 Sep 19
OECD countries increased funds directed towards tackling climate change by 21.5% between 2016 and 2017.
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16 Sep 19
A recent report from the OECD highlighted the difference between the UK’s education system and that of other countries’, director of the Higher Education Policy Institute Nick Hillman writes.
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16 Sep 19
Namibia’s economy is slowly recovering but public debt “remains on a rising path”, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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16 Sep 19
Reducing health inequality across Europe would produce financial benefits to countries of between 0.3% and 4.3% of gross domestic product, a report from the World Health Organization has said.
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12 Sep 19
The EU’s plans to increase defence spending seven-fold could produce no results if proper goals are not place, auditors have warned.
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11 Sep 19
Bulgarian economist Kristalina Georgieva looks likely to take over as head of the International Monetary Fund after emerging as the sole candidate for the post when nominations closed last week.
14 Oct 19A fundamental rethink is needed by governments across the world to meet the UN’s highly ambitious Sustainable Development Goals, write the editors of a new book on how to turn the SDGs into a reality...
11 Oct 19The Jubilee Debt Campaign has accused the IMF of acting against its own policies and incentivising reckless lending.
10 Oct 19Auditors have issued a qualified opinion on EU expenditure for the third year running after finding errors relating to over €4bn in payments.
9 Oct 19The new head of the International Monetary Fund has warned that a coordinated fiscal response may be needed in the face of a “synchronised slowdown” in the world economy.
9 Oct 19More than 700 million people worldwide still live in extreme poverty but it is possible to leverage scarce development resources to help change that, says the World Bank’s Akihiko Nishio.
8 Oct 19Cyprus must strengthen its financial sector to improve the country’s chances of greater economic growth, the IMF has said.
4 Oct 19Collaboration and professionalisation via strong accountancy organisations is the key to improving public sector accounting around the world, says IFAC’s Joseph Bryson.
3 Oct 19No major donor country is “doing well overall” when it comes to aid, according to an organisation that has given 21 countries ‘scores’ for the size and effectiveness of their international...
2 Oct 19The world’s biggest countries have upped their aid contributions to tackling climate change. Calum Rutter examines whether they are spending the money in the right way and being transparent about...
30 Sep 19Health and education spending “will be key” to unlocking the productive potential of Sri Lanka, according to the World Bank.
24 Sep 19EU staff reforms saved billions but led to “negative consequences” that could have been mitigated, auditors have said.
24 Sep 19The International Monetary Fund has warned the “current calm [surrounding Turkey’s economy] appears fragile”, despite its economy rebounding from last year’s recession.
20 Sep 19More sustainable public finances are “vital” if North Macedonia’s economy is to grow long-term, the World Bank has said.
19 Sep 19Jamaica’s efforts to reform its economy have been hailed as a success after a visit by International Monetary Fund staff.
17 Sep 19Millions more people are predicted to be living in extreme poverty by 2030 than was previously thought.
17 Sep 19A slowdown in the Icelandic economy should spur the country on to diversify its economy, the OECD has said.
17 Sep 19OECD countries increased funds directed towards tackling climate change by 21.5% between 2016 and 2017.
16 Sep 19A recent report from the OECD highlighted the difference between the UK’s education system and that of other countries’, director of the Higher Education Policy Institute Nick Hillman writes.
16 Sep 19Namibia’s economy is slowly recovering but public debt “remains on a rising path”, the International Monetary Fund has said.
16 Sep 19Reducing health inequality across Europe would produce financial benefits to countries of between 0.3% and 4.3% of gross domestic product, a report from the World Health Organization has said.
12 Sep 19The EU’s plans to increase defence spending seven-fold could produce no results if proper goals are not place, auditors have warned.
