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18 Sep 17
A €120m financial scheme for wireless internet access in public spaces across the EU will be launched, the European Parliament has announced.
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18 Sep 17
India has started building its new bullet train line, largely funded by a 0.1% interest loan from Japan.
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18 Sep 17
Further public and private funding in Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania are needed to ensure drinking water is brought up to EU standards, a report by the European Court of Auditors has found.
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18 Sep 17
Millions of US dollars of aid money for the education of Syrian refugee children did not reach them, arrived late, or could not be traced, Human Rights Watch has said.
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15 Sep 17
The United Nations has called for governments around the world to end austerity to rebalance global economy and “put people before profits”.
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14 Sep 17
Africa is receiving a declining share of the global official development assistance, advocacy and campaign organisation ONE says.
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14 Sep 17
The world’s six largest multilateral development banks increased their climate financing in developing countries to $27.4bn in 2016, up from $25bn the year before.
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14 Sep 17
Europe will lead the fight against climate change as the economy ‘finally bounces back’, European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has said.
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13 Sep 17
The European Commission has announced it is sending €3m in humanitarian aid to Bangladesh and Myanmar to help Rohingya refugees.
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13 Sep 17
The International Committee of the Red Cross has set up the world’s first humanitarian impact bond, worth more than 26m Swiss francs (£20m), for rehabilitation centres in Africa.
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12 Sep 17
A £1.5bn cross-government fund helping developing countries respond to crisis through research and science needs to be more focused, an aid watchdog has said.
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12 Sep 17
A campaigning group is calling for debt payments to Caribbean islands hit by Hurricane Irma to be suspended until the nations recover.
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12 Sep 17
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development unemployment rate remained unchanged for the second consecutive month at 5.8% in July.
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11 Sep 17
Ireland’s finance minister has announced Ireland will repay its outstanding IMF debt and bilateral loans from Sweden and Denmark early and in full.
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11 Sep 17
The United Nations and its humanitarian partners have appealed for an extra $106m in aid to help drought victims in Kenya.
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11 Sep 17
A former finance minister has branded the Indian government’s surprise move to withdraw 500 and 1,000 rupee notes from circulation overnight to weed out so-called ‘black money’ a...
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11 Sep 17
The UK announced on Saturday it will match public donations to the British Red Cross appeal for victims of Hurricane Irma, up to £3m.
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8 Sep 17
Donald Trump’s decision to scrap a programme giving temporary immigration status to around 800,000 young people could cost the US billions, says a report.
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8 Sep 17
The European Court of Justice has ruled EU member states must take in refugees who reach Europe, dismissing Slovakia and Hungary’s actions against EU asylum quotas.
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8 Sep 17
The UK government has released £32m emergency aid to its overseas territories hit by hurricane Irma and is providing extra emergency support, such as 'shelter kits'.
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6 Sep 17
Tanzanian president John Magufuli has ordered an anti-corruption watchdog to investigate suspected cases of corruption and fraud in the country.
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6 Sep 17
Denmark ranks top of the 27 richest countries committed to helping developing nations, followed by Sweden and Finland, according to a think-tank’s latest annual development index.
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5 Sep 17
Grenada’s prime minister has warned its finance ministry that the performance of some officers is inadequate.
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5 Sep 17
The International Monetary Fund’s Independent Evaluation Office has called for more consistency in the way the fund approaches issues that spread across several countries.
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5 Sep 17
Work-related ill-health and injury is costing the EU 3.3 % of its GDP, equivalent to €476bn a year.
18 Sep 17A €120m financial scheme for wireless internet access in public spaces across the EU will be launched, the European Parliament has announced.
18 Sep 17India has started building its new bullet train line, largely funded by a 0.1% interest loan from Japan.
18 Sep 17Further public and private funding in Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania are needed to ensure drinking water is brought up to EU standards, a report by the European Court of Auditors has found.
18 Sep 17Millions of US dollars of aid money for the education of Syrian refugee children did not reach them, arrived late, or could not be traced, Human Rights Watch has said.
15 Sep 17The United Nations has called for governments around the world to end austerity to rebalance global economy and “put people before profits”.
14 Sep 17Africa is receiving a declining share of the global official development assistance, advocacy and campaign organisation ONE says.
14 Sep 17The world’s six largest multilateral development banks increased their climate financing in developing countries to $27.4bn in 2016, up from $25bn the year before.
14 Sep 17Europe will lead the fight against climate change as the economy ‘finally bounces back’, European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has said.
13 Sep 17The European Commission has announced it is sending €3m in humanitarian aid to Bangladesh and Myanmar to help Rohingya refugees.
13 Sep 17The International Committee of the Red Cross has set up the world’s first humanitarian impact bond, worth more than 26m Swiss francs (£20m), for rehabilitation centres in Africa.
12 Sep 17A £1.5bn cross-government fund helping developing countries respond to crisis through research and science needs to be more focused, an aid watchdog has said.
12 Sep 17A campaigning group is calling for debt payments to Caribbean islands hit by Hurricane Irma to be suspended until the nations recover.
12 Sep 17The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development unemployment rate remained unchanged for the second consecutive month at 5.8% in July.
11 Sep 17Ireland’s finance minister has announced Ireland will repay its outstanding IMF debt and bilateral loans from Sweden and Denmark early and in full.
11 Sep 17The United Nations and its humanitarian partners have appealed for an extra $106m in aid to help drought victims in Kenya.
11 Sep 17A former finance minister has branded the Indian government’s surprise move to withdraw 500 and 1,000 rupee notes from circulation overnight to weed out so-called ‘black money’ a...
11 Sep 17The UK announced on Saturday it will match public donations to the British Red Cross appeal for victims of Hurricane Irma, up to £3m.
8 Sep 17Donald Trump’s decision to scrap a programme giving temporary immigration status to around 800,000 young people could cost the US billions, says a report.
8 Sep 17The European Court of Justice has ruled EU member states must take in refugees who reach Europe, dismissing Slovakia and Hungary’s actions against EU asylum quotas.
8 Sep 17The UK government has released £32m emergency aid to its overseas territories hit by hurricane Irma and is providing extra emergency support, such as 'shelter kits'.
6 Sep 17Tanzanian president John Magufuli has ordered an anti-corruption watchdog to investigate suspected cases of corruption and fraud in the country.
6 Sep 17Denmark ranks top of the 27 richest countries committed to helping developing nations, followed by Sweden and Finland, according to a think-tank’s latest annual development index.
5 Sep 17Grenada’s prime minister has warned its finance ministry that the performance of some officers is inadequate.
5 Sep 17Work-related ill-health and injury is costing the EU 3.3 % of its GDP, equivalent to €476bn a year.
