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1 Jun 18
The international trade system must be ‘reshaped’ to forge stronger ties between countries moving towards a common goal, a panel at this year’s OECD Forum has said.
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1 Jun 18
Global reforms are needed to ensure the current strength of the worldwide economy is sustainable as risks are looming, the OECD has warned.
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31 May 18
Countries around the world lost out on $160trn in 2014 because of the differences in earnings between men and women, according to the World Bank.
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31 May 18
The European Union has released €40m in humanitarian aid for Bangladesh and Myanmar in support of the Rohingya people.
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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
Governments must invest more in public services and citizens in order to boost sustainable and inclusive growth and tackle the problem of ‘left-behind’ groups, according to the OECD.
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29 May 18
Fragile states need help to ensure they have the policymaking and public administration capacity to move forward – not just handouts, Sierra Leone’s former finance minister has said.
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29 May 18
The UK has pledged an extra £5m to tackle the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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29 May 18
New Zealand will transform the way its public sector works together when it brings in the world’s first ‘wellbeing budget’, a Treasury official has told PF International.
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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 European Bank of Reconstruction and Development will share its climate-related financial information in its investments for the first time this year.
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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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25 May 18
The Nepalese government is working on improving governance to boost development and social transformation as part of its attempt to move away from ‘developed country status’.
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25 May 18
Germany’s federal government will have nearly €11bn more to spend over the next four years as a result of more tax revenue than expected, a German government source has told PF International.
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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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24 May 18
One third of the Asian Development Bank’s programmes are unlikely to be sustainable after they have been completed, the bank’s independent evaluation department has said.
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23 May 18
Africa must focus more on industrialisation to boost economic development, the president of the African Development Bank has said.
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23 May 18
The European Union has given green light to start free trade deals with Australia and New Zealand.
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22 May 18
Blockchain technology can help fragile states by lowering the fees of remittances but risks ‘opening channels’ for terrorism funding and money laundering, a panel argued yesterday.
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22 May 18
The Zimbabwean government needs to regain the trust of the people to achieve its aim of creating a ‘cashless society’, an Overseas Development Institute research fellow has told PF International.
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22 May 18
Sri Lanka’s debt crisis will worsen as a series of costly projects commissioned by the former government has resulted in record-high repayments, the country’s finance minister has said.
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22 May 18
The Somali government and the United Nations have asked for $80m in immediate relief for flood-affected people in the country.
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22 May 18
The US president Donald Trump has indicated he wants to use post Brexit trade talks with the UK to push up the price of drugs for the NHS.
1 Jun 18The international trade system must be ‘reshaped’ to forge stronger ties between countries moving towards a common goal, a panel at this year’s OECD Forum has said.
1 Jun 18Global reforms are needed to ensure the current strength of the worldwide economy is sustainable as risks are looming, the OECD has warned.
31 May 18Countries around the world lost out on $160trn in 2014 because of the differences in earnings between men and women, according to the World Bank.
31 May 18The European Union has released €40m in humanitarian aid for Bangladesh and Myanmar in support of the Rohingya people.
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 18Governments must invest more in public services and citizens in order to boost sustainable and inclusive growth and tackle the problem of ‘left-behind’ groups, according to the OECD.
29 May 18Fragile states need help to ensure they have the policymaking and public administration capacity to move forward – not just handouts, Sierra Leone’s former finance minister has said.
29 May 18The UK has pledged an extra £5m to tackle the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
29 May 18New Zealand will transform the way its public sector works together when it brings in the world’s first ‘wellbeing budget’, a Treasury official has told PF International.
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 European Bank of Reconstruction and Development will share its climate-related financial information in its investments for the first time this year.
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.
25 May 18Developing 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.
25 May 18The Nepalese government is working on improving governance to boost development and social transformation as part of its attempt to move away from ‘developed country status’.
25 May 18Germany’s federal government will have nearly €11bn more to spend over the next four years as a result of more tax revenue than expected, a German government source has told PF International.
24 May 18The EU could spend less on green policies in 2021-27 than promised by the European Commission, a climate change campaigning group has warned.
24 May 18One third of the Asian Development Bank’s programmes are unlikely to be sustainable after they have been completed, the bank’s independent evaluation department has said.
23 May 18Africa must focus more on industrialisation to boost economic development, the president of the African Development Bank has said.
23 May 18The European Union has given green light to start free trade deals with Australia and New Zealand.
22 May 18Blockchain technology can help fragile states by lowering the fees of remittances but risks ‘opening channels’ for terrorism funding and money laundering, a panel argued yesterday.
22 May 18The Zimbabwean government needs to regain the trust of the people to achieve its aim of creating a ‘cashless society’, an Overseas Development Institute research fellow has told PF International.
22 May 18Sri Lanka’s debt crisis will worsen as a series of costly projects commissioned by the former government has resulted in record-high repayments, the country’s finance minister has said.
22 May 18The Somali government and the United Nations have asked for $80m in immediate relief for flood-affected people in the country.
22 May 18The US president Donald Trump has indicated he wants to use post Brexit trade talks with the UK to push up the price of drugs for the NHS.
