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27 Jul 18
The African Development Bank has signed an agreement with Sudan that will grant the country $41m to modernise its agricultural system.
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27 Jul 18
The World Bank is providing $90m to boost the economic welfare of the Palestinian people, it has announced.
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27 Jul 18
Hundreds of MPs in South Sudan have received government loans worth $40,000 each to buy cars, sparking outrage in a war-torn country blighted by hunger.
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27 Jul 18
China’s economy remains robust amid external threats, but the government must continue with its reforms to ensure growth is sustainable, the International Monetary Fund has warned.
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26 Jul 18
The European Union and the US have agreed to work together to avoid a full-blown trade war.
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26 Jul 18
The World Bank has agreed to give Sri Lanka $100m to help boost its education system.
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26 Jul 18
The US will give $45m to Egypt to help with its economic reforms and give a boost to health, education, governance and agriculture.
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26 Jul 18
The Asian Development Bank has set out its long-term vision to bolster inclusive and sustainable growth and reduce inequalities across the region.
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25 Jul 18
International Monetary Fund’s chief economist Maurice Obstfeld will retire in December after more than three years in the role.
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25 Jul 18
The US government has pledged to give American farmers billions of dollars in aid to mitigate the impact of the current trade war.
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25 Jul 18
The US has pledged to give an additional $170m in humanitarian assistance to refugees in Ethiopia.
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25 Jul 18
Tunisia’s prime minister Youssef Chahed said yesterday that changing the government would hurt the country’s economy and risk damaging the confidence of international lenders.
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24 Jul 18
Public sector accountants are in the front line of the battle against corruption, a global accountancy body spearheading a new anti-graft initiative has told PF International.
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24 Jul 18
Rwanda has signed loan agreements worth more than $300m with China and India to fund road building and develop irrigation, officials have said.
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24 Jul 18
The UK will help Nigeria to build a sustainable economy and enable rural communities to become self-sufficient, Britain’s international development secretary has pledged.
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24 Jul 18
Sri Lanka’s president will accept an unconditional $295m “gift” to his country from China despite having formerly suspended Chinese-backed projects over corruption fears.
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24 Jul 18
China could open up its economy if it chooses to, the head of the European Commission has said in a bid to defuse an escalating trade war.
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24 Jul 18
G20 finance ministers have agreed to prioritise policies that will help people cope with technological change and the future of work.
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24 Jul 18
Argentina is stepping up the fight against financial crime by launching an academy with the OECD to train law enforcement officers.
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20 Jul 18
Former South Korean president Park Geun-hye has been sentenced to eight more years in prison after she was found guilty on charges of causing loss of government funds.
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20 Jul 18
The World Bank and its development partners have launched a $12m fund to help countries increase government transparency and boost public participation.
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19 Jul 18
The G20 is encouraging the public sector to improve oversight and management of public-private partnerships that are up and running.
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19 Jul 18
Kenya’s flagship Chinese-funded railway project has registered losses of $100m in its first year of operation.
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19 Jul 18
Growth in Asia and the Pacific’s developing economies remains stable despite rising trade tensions, an Asian Development Bank report has revealed.
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18 Jul 18
The Tunisian parliament has approved a law to tackle illicit enrichment as part of its efforts to combat corruption.