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5 Jan 18
The United States has announced it is withholding $255m in aid from Pakistan, saying the country has failed to cooperate in the fight against terrorism.
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4 Jan 18
Iceland has made it illegal to pay women less than men to fight gender discrimination.
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4 Jan 18
The UK Department for International Development has announced a new £21m package of support for humanitarian crises in 2018.
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4 Jan 18
The Catalan independence crisis has likely cost Spain a billion euros, according to the country’s economy minister.
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2 Jan 18
The Iranian police have arrested more than 450 protesters in Tehran amid anti-government demonstrations triggered by a weakened economy and corruption concerns.
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2 Jan 18
The United Nations has approved a $5.4bn programme budget for the next two years, at the 2017 closing session of the General Assembly.
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20 Dec 17
The Saudi Arabia government has unveiled its 2018 budget, which it is hoping will boost spending to record levels in the country and drag the economy out of recession.
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20 Dec 17
The Asian Development Bank has signed two loans to support Pakistan’s urban and transport sectors.
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20 Dec 17
Argentina’s government has voted to reform its pension system amid violent protests, clearing the way for a package of economic changes to be approved by the end of the year.
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19 Dec 17
The International Monetary Fund has given Mauritania a three-year loan worth $163.9m to strengthen economic stability and speed up growth in the country.
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19 Dec 17
The Dutch government has said it will cooperate with the European Commission investigation into Ikea’s tax arrangements in the Netherlands, as part of an EU crack-down on aggressive corporate tax...
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19 Dec 17
The Philippines has ratified a bill that will lower income taxes while increasing taxes on sweetened beverages, petroleum products, cars and tobacco next year.
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19 Dec 17
Japan has pledged $2.9bn for people in developing countries to have access to essential health care, the prime minister Shinzo Abe has announced.
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19 Dec 17
Austria’s centre-right People’s Party and the anti-immigration Freedom Party have agreed to form a coalition government.
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19 Dec 17
The Asian Development Bank has signed a $60m grant to support electricity in Afghanistan by extending the national grid connectivity and strengthening the power system.
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18 Dec 17
The UK has pledged to provide an extra £50m to help stop the “human tragedy” in Yemen and feed millions in need.
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15 Dec 17
South Sudan needs $1.7bn in humanitarian aid in 2018 to help those affected by the ongoing war, hunger and the deteriorating economy, the United Nations and country’s government have said.
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15 Dec 17
The World Bank will end all financial support for new oil and gas projects from 2019, it announced at a climate change summit in Paris on Tuesday.
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15 Dec 17
South Africa’s high court has ordered president Jacob Zuma to pay the legal costs for trying to block a demand for an official inquiry into allegations against his government.
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15 Dec 17
Saudi Arabia’s king has approved a 72bn riyals ($19.2bn) programme to stimulate growth in his country’s private sector next year.
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15 Dec 17
Economic diversification can boost growth in sub-Saharan Africa, IMF managing director Christine Lagarde has said.
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15 Dec 17
The European Union has suspended funding for Cambodia’s general election next year after the main opposition party dissolved.
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14 Dec 17
Thirty-six countries have pledged $383m to a United Nations emergency fund for crisis relief operations around the world.
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13 Dec 17
Leaders in the Caribbean plan to launch a new public-private partnership to create the world’s first ‘climate-smart zone’, following the hurricanes that swooped across the islands...
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12 Dec 17
The UK will pledge a £140m fund to tackle the effects of climate change on poorer countries, at the One Planet Summit in Paris today.
5 Jan 18The United States has announced it is withholding $255m in aid from Pakistan, saying the country has failed to cooperate in the fight against terrorism.
4 Jan 18Iceland has made it illegal to pay women less than men to fight gender discrimination.
4 Jan 18The UK Department for International Development has announced a new £21m package of support for humanitarian crises in 2018.
4 Jan 18The Catalan independence crisis has likely cost Spain a billion euros, according to the country’s economy minister.
2 Jan 18The Iranian police have arrested more than 450 protesters in Tehran amid anti-government demonstrations triggered by a weakened economy and corruption concerns.
2 Jan 18The United Nations has approved a $5.4bn programme budget for the next two years, at the 2017 closing session of the General Assembly.
20 Dec 17The Saudi Arabia government has unveiled its 2018 budget, which it is hoping will boost spending to record levels in the country and drag the economy out of recession.
20 Dec 17The Asian Development Bank has signed two loans to support Pakistan’s urban and transport sectors.
20 Dec 17Argentina’s government has voted to reform its pension system amid violent protests, clearing the way for a package of economic changes to be approved by the end of the year.
19 Dec 17The International Monetary Fund has given Mauritania a three-year loan worth $163.9m to strengthen economic stability and speed up growth in the country.
19 Dec 17The Dutch government has said it will cooperate with the European Commission investigation into Ikea’s tax arrangements in the Netherlands, as part of an EU crack-down on aggressive corporate tax...
19 Dec 17The Philippines has ratified a bill that will lower income taxes while increasing taxes on sweetened beverages, petroleum products, cars and tobacco next year.
19 Dec 17Japan has pledged $2.9bn for people in developing countries to have access to essential health care, the prime minister Shinzo Abe has announced.
19 Dec 17Austria’s centre-right People’s Party and the anti-immigration Freedom Party have agreed to form a coalition government.
19 Dec 17The Asian Development Bank has signed a $60m grant to support electricity in Afghanistan by extending the national grid connectivity and strengthening the power system.
18 Dec 17The UK has pledged to provide an extra £50m to help stop the “human tragedy” in Yemen and feed millions in need.
15 Dec 17South Sudan needs $1.7bn in humanitarian aid in 2018 to help those affected by the ongoing war, hunger and the deteriorating economy, the United Nations and country’s government have said.
15 Dec 17The World Bank will end all financial support for new oil and gas projects from 2019, it announced at a climate change summit in Paris on Tuesday.
15 Dec 17South Africa’s high court has ordered president Jacob Zuma to pay the legal costs for trying to block a demand for an official inquiry into allegations against his government.
15 Dec 17Economic diversification can boost growth in sub-Saharan Africa, IMF managing director Christine Lagarde has said.
15 Dec 17The European Union has suspended funding for Cambodia’s general election next year after the main opposition party dissolved.
14 Dec 17Thirty-six countries have pledged $383m to a United Nations emergency fund for crisis relief operations around the world.
13 Dec 17Leaders in the Caribbean plan to launch a new public-private partnership to create the world’s first ‘climate-smart zone’, following the hurricanes that swooped across the islands...
12 Dec 17The UK will pledge a £140m fund to tackle the effects of climate change on poorer countries, at the One Planet Summit in Paris today.
