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21 May 18
The UK must step up efforts to crack down on money laundering as Russian corruption is putting national security at risk, a group of MPs has warned.
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18 May 18
Global growth is “exceeding expectations” but political tension and trade uncertainty could “derail the current upturn”, the United Nations has warned.
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18 May 18
The European Union will increase spending for education in emergencies to 10% of its overall humanitarian aid budget from 2019.
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18 May 18
The New Zealand coalition has delivered a big boost for public services in its first budget, including NZ$3.2bn extra for health services and a new state housing programme.
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18 May 18
Indonesia should continue to strengthen its public financial management in the face of slower growth and rising inequality in the country, a World Bank report has said.
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17 May 18
The world’s poorest countries could gain $350bn by 2030 by investing more in preventing and treating chronic diseases, according to the World Health Organization.
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17 May 18
The UK has given Malawi £11.9m worth of educational buildings to improve primary and secondary schools.
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17 May 18
Japan’s economy shrank in the first quarter of 2018 for the first time in two years, official data has shown.
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15 May 18
The Asian Development Bank and the Pakistan government have agreed to work together to ‘upscale’ public private partnerships in the country.
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15 May 18
Italy’s anti-establishment party leader has asked for “a few more days” to work out a coalition deal with the far-right League.
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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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15 May 18
Introducing Nordic-style ‘family-friendly’ policies can help countries to boost economic growth, according to the OECD.
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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.
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14 May 18
Zimbabwe’s central bank has banned cryptocurrency trading and processing, its governor has said.
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11 May 18
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will boost its activities in support of the global sustainable development goals.
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11 May 18
Governments around the world must make tax breaks and other incentives more transparent and “public revenue positive”, development organisations have urged.
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10 May 18
The world should look to the disasters of the past to help it prepare for the future, the World Bank has said.
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10 May 18
Looting of public resources has left South Africa on the brink of becoming a failed state, according to the Treasury’s director general.
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10 May 18
Argentina is seeking emergency help from the International Monetary Fund in a bid to strengthen and stabilise its economy.
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9 May 18
New Zealand will boost its overseas development spending by NZ$714.2m to respond to global emergencies and issues.
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9 May 18
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is providing financing to build the largest solar plant in Mongolia.
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9 May 18
The Australian state of New South Wales has unveiled a AU$34m plan to help protect the koala population, which has dropped drastically over the past two decades.
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8 May 18
Public and the private sector organisations need to be ‘well-aligned’ if partnerships between the two are to be successful, CIPFA’s president has said in Pakistan today.
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8 May 18
Portugal should invest more in adult learning to boost growth and social well-being, the OECD has said.